Merry and bright

Good Morning! 

So much to see on the Poppystamps blog. HolidayBlog Blitz just ended, 

and the design team outdid themselves with inspiration and

project ideas. Be sure to drop by for a visit!

More inspiration is up today with my card featuring 2085 Pinpoint Shaker ornament craft die 

and it's helper, 1276 Retro Ornaments craft die. I've also used the sentiment set:

CL465 Merry Everything clear stamp set.

The Poppystamp blog is full of holiday merriment. Go check it out! 

Crafty hugs everyone!

Blog Hop with Buttons Galore and Poppystamps!

Good Morning! 

And a big welcome to the Cross Blog Hop.

You should have reached me from Anaya's blog. If you want to start at the beginning, visit the Poppystamps blog or Buttons Galore and More for all the details, 

and a chance to win some Blog Candy!

Ok, let's get right to the fun!

You can't have a hop without some inspiration, right?

How about a Halloween shaker? Filled with goodies from Buttons Galore?

They have the cutest jar of wondrous sparklies called 'Spooky Fun' that I used for filling my shaker.

Included are the big beads I used as bodies for my spiders.

Every thing else is from Poppy's new Halloween release available in the store now.

There's a special sale going on in both stores, so don't miss it!

All righty then, hop along, your next stop is Connie Mercer.

Here's the complete list and links.

Poppystamps Blog   http://poppystamps.typepad.com/

Michele K. Henderson  https://crimsonowlcreations.wordpress.com/category/poppystamps/

May Flaum: http://mayflaum.com/

Jeanne Jachna  http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Poppystamps

Lorrie McCullers: http://lorriemccullers.blogspot.com/

Marybeth Lopez  http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/search/label/Poppystamps

Anaya Whye: http://yanadesigns.com/blog/

Nancy Penir  http://artful-notions.blogspot.com/search/label/Poppystamps/ (you're here!)

Connie Mercer: http://www.craftygoodies.com/

Jennifer Svare  http://www.jenscraftroom.com/home?category=Poppystamps

Kelli Stradling: http://www.craftshackchronicles.com/

Robin Tharaldson  https://www.stamptress.com/

Rachel Keppel  http://www.myclutteredcorner.com/search/label/Poppystamps

Buttons Galore and More Blog http://buttonsgaloreandmore.net/

1955 Bat Ring

1950 Happy Halloween Signs

1954 Creepy Forest Collage

1953 Swirl Pumpkin

1951 Pumpkin Collage

PTI's 10th Anniversary: Love

We're celebrating 10 years of stamping with PTI, and 

todays focus is stamps produced in 2009.

I didn't have any of the 5 sets hi-lighted, but chose to be 

inspired by Dawn's premier set, Damask Designs.

Using another of her sets, Enclosed: Hearts, I made a shaker

with the flower stamp encircling the masked die cut heart.

The stamps in Damask Designs could be used any which way,

and I think that's also true of the sweet little flower stamp in

Enclosed: Heart.

Berry Sorbet, Vintage Jadeite, & Pure Poppy Inks.

Plaid paper from PTI's Beautiful Beads Pink & Orange Mix.

(Remember when we all made paper beads?)

Celebrating the Past, Present and Future: 2009

Christmas cottage shaker

I did a Christmas card for a challenge I don't think I've 

played along with before, 

52 Christmas Card Throwdown.

Their theme this week is: Old Fashioned Christmas

My heart beats a little faster when someone hints vintage!

I used a couple of sets from PapertreyInk, Make It Market: Don't Forget to Write

and Post & Parcel, and stamped my cottage from PTI's Winter Village.

My 'snow' is also from Post & Parcel (stencil included in the kit).

Card base is a die from Don't Forget to Write.

You can find 52 CCT here:

November Theme

and play along for another 4 days

Have a great week!

Celebrating with PTI!

Continuous celebration at PTI, this week, as they (and we!) celebrate

their 8th anniversary!

Our challenge today is to Spring Into Action!

Use a stamp set that has yet to be inked.

Too many to choose from, I went a little crazy last month.

2 I haven't used were combined on this card,

2015 Birthday Tags & Banner Sentiments with Leave It Be (used before).

Loved Betsy's use of stamping the oval with the leaves from Leave It Be,

with aqua ink, and allowing the white to be a standout.

Made it into a shaker.

Lighting today is awful, folks,

but the scalloped edge die cut around the Limitless Layers oval is New Leaf.

Hawaiian Shores, Stamper's Select White, & Tropical Teal Cardstocks.

Aqua Mist Bitty Dot

New Leaf & Hawaiian Shores Inks.

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