Thank you all for taking part in my Coffee Lovers Hop Giveaway! Just a little update...
I'm putting the names in the jar as we speak (or type as the case may be). I'll do my best to film the draw today and add TallCraftyDude's winner today, but tomorrow morning morning (my time) at the latest. This changeable Spring weather is wreaking havoc and sending Arthur* a bit mad! 😠
The prizes arrived yesterday and all is well with them. If you have any questions, just let me know!
I'm pretty sure this is going to be my last project for the hop. I know I said I'd try to keep going past the official linky closure, but I'm behind in all-the-things! 😫 I have partial projects from years past that I hoped to finish, but let's review at the next one?
This one is for the tea drinkers out there. I used the teapot stamp and die from Stampin Up and a cup and saucer stamp and die from Altenew. I heat embossed in black on the vellum with the intention of using rub-ons inspired by Sara Scraps in this YouTube video.
I cut each shape in white cardstock and vellum (although the vellum cutting turned out a bit hit-and-miss). I'm wondering whether the magnets in my magnetic platform are a bit dodgy now? I know you have to be careful where you place the dies, but they seemed better when in was new. 🤷
I used Glue Dots to adhere the vellum in strategic places (my Kokuyo dot roller goes on as tiny pink hearts which will show for sure!!) then I layered up some standard card bases (one tent fold and one landscape) with 6x6 paper (and a doily) and stamp sentiments from the Vintage Teacup set by Altenew.
I wanted to keep these fairly simple. I prefer the red and pink one better. Maybe it's the placement of the sentiment of the other one I'm not a fan of? Can you see the Wink of Stella on the flowers printed on the paper? A subtle detail, but I liked it a bit better after that. Maybe I just need to keep adding MOAR?!
OK now to the giveaway part:
Giveaway CLOSED
📌 I have three items (and a bonus fourth prize) to give away
(pictured below) and I'll pull three names for the first three prizes. 📌For the fourth "bonus" prize: it will go to someone who has
entered the main blog hop (please let me know your project numbers if you would like to be considered. You can
wait til the blog hop is over to do this since they change sometimes.) 📌
The first name drawn gets first choice, second name gets second choice
and so on. Bonus prize will be TallCraftyDude's favourite project! 📌 This Giveaway is NOT SPONSORED.
I purchased the prizes especially for this giveaway. This year I
picked stuff other than just stamp sets to mix it up a bit! In the even
the items I purchased are on back order, I'll purchase something
similar in their place and update the list below. Thanks for
understanding! The prizes you get to pick from are:
This pair of embossing folders - "On the Go" by Tim Holtz and "Coffee Stains" by Creative Expressions
Framelits Die & Stamp Set By Crafty Chica for Sizzix called "Mi Cafecito Mi Amor"
Coffeesaurus Stamp Set By Gerda Steiner
Lastly,
the bonus prize will be a pack containing a 6x6 "Coffee"
paper pad by Echo Park and some coffee themed embellishments. This
prize will be awarded to TallCraftyDude's favourite project so PLEASE
LET ME KNOW WHAT NUMBERS IN THE MAIN HOP YOUR PROJECTS ARE IF YOU WISH
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PRIZE! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
You
will receive an entry (or entries) for each of the following. You
absolutely don't have to do everything - just how ever many you like. If you have previously followed my socials then these are already counted for you! (unfollowers will not be counted) 📌 The giveaway will remain open until 11:59PM AEDT on Sunday 10 November. Please visit THIS SITE to calculate in your own timezone 📌 The winners will be drawn randomly on Tues 12 Nov so PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE ❗If the winner and I can't make contact by Tues 19 Nov, I will have to draw a new winner since I need to get these prizes out all together. ❗Please try to email me at alex@pinkcraftymama.com
This really is the easiest way for me to get in touch with you since
not all blogger profiles have an email attached and if you JUST leave
comments, I have no other place to search for you. So...what do you have to do to get entries? 🍵Subscribe to my YouTube channel - 3 entries https://www.youtube.com/user/PinkCraftyMamaAlex 🍵 Follow this blog - 3 entries (in the left sidebar) 🍵 Follow me on Facebook - 2 entries 🍵 Follow me on Instagram - 1 entry 🍵 Comment (once per day per person) on a post between now and the close of the giveaway - 1 entry per post I don't yet know how many makes I'll have done between now and
then, but
it will be at least three. The more love from you guys the better the
chances of me getting crafty which gives you more chances to enter. I
may continue with extra "unofficial" projects after the Hop actually
ends, so be sure to keep checking back here since you get an entry for
commenting! Click here for Project 1 So
today...if you want to leave a comment, tell me if you're a tea drinker, do you like flavourned blends or just "plain" tea? (or anything else if this doesn't grab
you) and please don't hesitate to email me with any questions at alex@pinkcraftymama.com
October proved to be challenging for all of us! At best we're a little late with our QV videos and at worst sitting out this round or somewhere in between. My firm belief is that crafting should never become a chore, so it is what it is and all scenarios are OK!
I believe this month's inspo is Daisie's choice (links to all the channels at the end of the post) and I thought it was really cute! i may just have to make an actual quilt like this sometime! 😉
Since last month was a fairly literal interpretation of the quilt block, I didn't want to replicate the whole quilt. My layout came about from the monsters reminding me of the Sassafras line "Monstrosity" and I spend the first few minutes of the video talking about that.
Here's the link to the video:
One thing I did do this month as well as last month was machine stitching through the grey and black squares. I love the texture machine stitching provides, but it does mean regular adhesive may not be enough. Glue Dots are my weapon of choice for this as well as using them to adhere those pesky chipboard Thickers and the odd embellishment. I will only resort to liquid glue if my life depends on it (and even then it's pretty iffy! 🤣🤷🙈)
As I mentioned in the video, the journalling is below and other hard-to-read bits like the title
When Papa Says
Thanks so much for having a look and hope you visit the channels of the other girls below whether or not they have a QV this month. There's plenty of great inspiration regardless!
Today is challenge day for Design Team B for the Through The Craft Room Door Challenge.
This is a WEEKLY "anything goes" (any type of project and any theme)
challenge with 2 design teams who alternate weeks to make projects
showcasing the sponsor who often offers PRIZES!
This week we have a free choice of image, so I continued with my Distress Ink and Ink Road stamps. Unlike the previous project when I used the "packaging technique" I used a brush and was much happier.
The ink looks neon in the pictures, but it really isn't!
In addition to "Mug Life", I also used two other Ink Road stamp sets - "Boymom" and "The Struggle is Real" for the sentiments. In both cases each sentiment was a single stamp, but using a craft knife I cut each one so I could use part of the sentiment above the image and part below. If I were to see myself only doing this occasionally, I'd just mask it, but I thought the stamps would be more versatile cut since I could mix them up with other stamps.
I didn't use any ink splatter on these - just clear sequins and adhered the watercoloured panels onto the card bases with plenty of foam tape to keep it from puling away and smooth out any warping.
Giveaway CLOSED 📌 I have three items (and a bonus fourth prize) to give away
(pictured below) and I'll pull three names for the first three prizes.
📌For the fourth "bonus" prize: it will go to someone who has
entered the main blog hop (please let me know your project numbers if you would like to be considered. You can
wait til the blog hop is over to do this since they change sometimes.) 📌
The first name drawn gets first choice, second name gets second choice
and so on. Bonus prize will be TallCraftyDude's favourite project! 📌 This Giveaway is NOT SPONSORED.
I purchased the prizes especially for this giveaway. This year I
picked stuff other than just stamp sets to mix it up a bit! In the even
the items I purchased are on back order, I'll purchase something
similar in their place and update the list below. Thanks for
understanding! The prizes you get to pick from are:
This pair of embossing folders - "On the Go" by Tim Holtz and "Coffee Stains" by Creative Expressions
Framelits Die & Stamp Set By Crafty Chica for Sizzix called "Mi Cafecito Mi Amor"
Coffeesaurus Stamp Set By Gerda Steiner
Lastly,
the bonus prize will be a pack containing a 6x6 "Coffee"
paper pad by Echo Park and some coffee themed embellishments. This
prize will be awarded to TallCraftyDude's favourite project so PLEASE
LET ME KNOW WHAT NUMBERS IN THE MAIN HOP YOUR PROJECTS ARE IF YOU WISH
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PRIZE! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
You
will receive an entry (or entries) for each of the following. You
absolutely don't have to do everything - just how ever many you like. If you have previously followed my socials then these are already counted for you! (unfollowers will not be counted) 📌 The giveaway will remain open until 11:59PM AEDT on Sunday 10 November. Please visit THIS SITE to calculate in your own timezone 📌 The winners will be drawn randomly on Tues 12 Nov so PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE ❗If the winner and I can't make contact by Tues 19 Nov, I will have to draw a new winner since I need to get these prizes out all together. ❗Please try to email me at alex@pinkcraftymama.com
This really is the easiest way for me to get in touch with you since
not all blogger profiles have an email attached and if you JUST leave
comments, I have no other place to search for you. So...what do you have to do to get entries? 🍵Subscribe to my YouTube channel - 3 entries https://www.youtube.com/user/PinkCraftyMamaAlex 🍵 Follow this blog - 3 entries (in the left sidebar) 🍵 Follow me on Facebook - 2 entries 🍵 Follow me on Instagram - 1 entry 🍵 Comment (once per day per person) on a post between now and the close of the giveaway - 1 entry per post
I don't yet know how many makes I'll have done between now and
then, but
it will be at least three. The more love from you guys the better the
chances of me getting crafty which gives you more chances to enter. I
may continue with extra "unofficial" projects after the Hop actually
ends, so be sure to keep checking back here since you get an entry for
commenting! Click here for Project 1 So
today...if you want to leave a comment, tell me whether drink any other caffeinated drinks besides tea or coffee? (or anything else if this doesn't grab
you) and please don't hesitate to email me with any questions at alex@pinkcraftymama.com
Today is Challenge 8 at Arty Divas.
This is a FORTNIGHTLY "anything goes" (any type of project and any theme)
challenge with a design team who makes projects
showcasing the sponsor who often offers PRIZES!
This week's sponsor is SheepSki Designs SheepSki's Etsy Store
Prize:
With everything going on, I had to take my digis which I had previously printed on watercolour paper to hospital with me so I could colour the flowers during my infusion. It's not as easy as it looks! Some of the pre-meds I get give me shaky hands which doesn't help matters.
I decided to use Inktense since I can take pre-filled water brush pens and it's much less mess or hassle than other watercolour when you're in this kind of predicament. I also knew the set of Inktense had a good range of blues and purples which is ideal since the image is of cornflowers.
I did a google image search and was really fascinated how in some types of cornflower, the bud and the centres of the flowers appear more purple and the more mature petals seem more blue. I tried to reflect this is my colouring.
At once point I was banished back to my recliner from a table and proper chair, since the battery warning on my IV pump started screaming. There are side tables but it makes anything requiring a desk or table a challenge.
Once I got home I decided to add a yellow background to attempt to hide some of the places my shaky hands missed the flowers and went outside the lines!
I opted not to used a sentiment on this once since I wasn't sure who would receive it, It would work equally well as a "get well", "thinking of you", "sympathy" or "thank you".
I liked the idea of a kraft card base. It seemed kind of rustic, but a black mat was definitely needed for contrast. I used the Permanent Glue Dots to adhere the card front to the mat since the heavily watercoloured card front was warped and would continue pulling in whatever direction ir wants. Then I used foam tape ti attach that to the card base and finally finishing with some sequins and which as always use Mini or Micro Glue Dots.
I can't believe it's hopping time again! If I wasn't prepared for the Cat Lovers Hop, I'm really REALLY unprepared for this one! And yes I'm doing another giveaway. I'm trying to grow my YouTube channel and forgot to include it to get entries in the last hop so I have this time. If you enjoy watching crafty videos, please subscribe to my channel!
Aaaaanyway...I felt I needed to start simple. I had one of my regular infusions yesterday (and not the caffeinated kind) so I wanted to get something done before (and complete my DT assignments). This didn't leave an awful lot of time.
I pulled out my Distress Inks and used the "packaging technique" with the intention of stamping over the hop. I was inspired by this set of cards by Kimberly from Freshwater Studio. I wondered what this would look like in rainbow colours. I'm seriously unconvinced. I definitely think Kimberly did a much better job using the browns.
I do have the same Altenew stamps, but I was in a snarky mood, so Mug Life by Ink Road Stamps was a better choice. Despite using a MISTI, I managed to get some smudgy stamping. 😖😖😖
I put some October Afternoon stickers in a lighter cream (to blend in with the watercolour paper) over the top and restamped. Not ideal, but not totally awful.
This one is roughly 4.5 inches and I definitely went too far with the rainbow. It's pretty though.
If you are familiar with Ink Road stamps you may notice the text has been surgically excised from the frappe cup. I don't use profanity, so it had to go. I borrowed the stars from another IR set since the space felt too empty and lastly some gold splatter and black sequins secured by Mini Glue Dots.
I thought I'd try some splatter with shimmery red and pink mist. Big mistake! Combined with the sentiment it looked way too Dexter-esque! 🤣🤣🤣 I liberally added plain gold and covered the worst of it with pink iridescent sequins. I was slightly amused though. 🤷
The next two are quite a bit smaller at around 3 inches so I decided to keep them simpler. I didn't add sequins to either - just the splatter and I'm happier with the background too.
This last background might have been my favourite in how the colours mixed. I'm not sure. There will be another post in about 12 hours time using the same stamps except I watercoloured the background with a brush instead. I like those much better, so be sure to check back and get another entry!
OK now to the giveaway part:
Giveaway NOW CLOSED
📌 I have three items (and a bonus fourth prize) to give away
(pictured below) and I'll pull three names for the first three prizes. 📌For the fourth "bonus" prize: it will go to someone who has
entered the main blog hop (please let me know your project numbers if you would like to be considered. You can
wait til the blog hop is over to do this since they change sometimes.) 📌
The first name drawn gets first choice, second name gets second choice
and so on. Bonus prize will be TallCraftyDude's favourite project! 📌 This Giveaway is NOT SPONSORED.
I purchased the prizes especially for this giveaway. This year I
picked stuff other than just stamp sets to mix it up a bit! In the even
the items I purchased are on back order, I'll purchase something
similar in their place and update the list below. Thanks for
understanding! The prizes you get to pick from are:
This pair of embossing folders - "On the Go" by Tim Holtz and "Coffee Stains" by Creative Expressions
Framelits Die & Stamp Set By Crafty Chica for Sizzix called "Mi Cafecito Mi Amor"
Coffeesaurus Stamp Set By Gerda Steiner
Lastly,
the bonus prize will be a pack containing a 6x6 "Coffee" paper pad by Echo Park and some coffee themed embellishments. This prize will be awarded to TallCraftyDude's favourite project so PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT NUMBERS IN THE MAIN HOP YOUR PROJECTS ARE IF YOU WISH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PRIZE! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
You
will receive an entry (or entries) for each of the following. You
absolutely don't have to do everything - just how ever many you like. If you have previously followed my socials then these are already counted for you! (unfollowers will not be counted) 📌 The giveaway will remain open until 11:59PM AEDT on Sunday 10 November. Please visit THIS SITE to calculate in your own timezone 📌 The winners will be drawn randomly on Tues 12 Nov so PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE ❗If the winner and I can't make contact by Tues 19 Nov, I will have to draw a new winner since I need to get these prizes out all together. ❗Please try to email me at alex@pinkcraftymama.com
This really is the easiest way for me to get in touch with you since
not all blogger profiles have an email attached and if you JUST leave
comments, I have no other place to search for you. So...what do you have to do to get entries? 🍵Subscribe to my YouTube channel - 3 entries https://www.youtube.com/user/PinkCraftyMamaAlex 🍵 Follow this blog - 3 entries (in the left sidebar) 🍵 Follow me on Facebook - 2 entries 🍵 Follow me on Instagram - 1 entry 🍵 Comment (once per day per person) on a post between now and the close of the giveaway - 1 entry per post I don't yet know how many makes I'll have done between now and then, but
it will be at least three. The more love from you guys the better the
chances of me getting crafty which gives you more chances to enter. I may continue with extra "unofficial" projects after the Hop actually ends, so be sure to keep checking back here since you get an entry for commenting! Click here for Project 2 So
today...if you want to leave a comment, tell me whether you still drink hot coffee/tea in Summer since that's where we are heading here in Australia (or anything else if this doesn't grab
you) and please don't hesitate to email me with any questions at alex@pinkcraftymama.com
Soz about it taking a bit longer. I was going to pull the names myself if I couldn't pin down the TCD to do it.
Bonus Winner at the end of the post!
It's been horribly hot here considering we have another month of SPRING left! I'm not looking forward to Summer if this is a taste of what's to come. ew!
So here's the video if you want to watch the draw, otherwise I'll post a spoiler with the names below!
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And ther winners are...
1. KT Fit Kitty 2. NanaConnie 3. D.Ann C
Now for the BONUS prize!
My process is opening each entry in a separate tab in a new browser window and TCD can start eliminating and whittling down the entries. He made me laugh so hard with some of his answers!
TCD: I like that one
Me: OK why do you like it?
TCD: Because the cat's wearing a hat
Me: 🤣🤣🤣 That's fine if you want to pick that one, but you can't give that as your reason.
TCD - *proceeds to find reasons why he likes the HAT*
Me: You're superposed to be judging the card not one detail in the image
TCD: But look, other people said the same thing in the comments...
At this point I'm laughing so hard i can't even stand. NOT at the card, mind you. It's a lovely card, but at Max. He's such a blessing to my mental health!
I'm not sure how serious he was being, but he was pleased to discover that his winning entry was the same person with the infamous cat-in-the-hat!
Max said: "I really liked the used of only neutral colours and just black and white stamping. I liked how the square tags complemented the square stamps and I liked how the number three was used several times (three tags, 3 stamps, 3 colours)"
I should say that he's a very boyish boy so it's no surprise this was his choice. His favourite colour has been black since he was 2, so we affectionately refer to him as "emo child". He is very fair though, and informed me he wouldn't be prejudiced towards or against any colours! 🤣
If you lovely ladies could email me at alex@pinkcraftymama.com with your snail address and list your preference of prizes. Thanks soooo much! I had a lot of fun playing with you!
Just wanted to say Thank You to everyone who took the time to enter the giveaway.
It closed about 12 hours ago as per the description, but I'll accept any entries up to the point this post goes up. Prizes arrives as described so that's AWESOME and between the rest of today my time (Tues afternoon) and tomorrow, I'll be getting the entries sorted out and film a draw as usual. I prefer the "old school" method for many reasons, and I think it's more interactive. Check back here over the next 24-48 hours, K?
I may also need an extra day for TallCraftyDude to make his choice for the bonus prize. He enjoys graphic design at school and has been doing it for 2 years now, Not such a fan of art, though. I don't think many kids are in his year, He got it as an elective despite not having it near the top of his preferences.
It's a tiny class consisting of him and his friends. He tells me of their shenanigans so I;m sure the school is regretting this decision. What he doesn't tell me is evident by stains on his school shirt that don;t wash out....but anyway! He applies his graphic design skills to his choice and tokes it seriously which is pretty sweet!
Thank you SO MUCH for sharing all your wonderful cat anecdotes. I've laughed and cried with you and every year feel like I get to know you a little bit better. Not just through the hop, but via what we all share on our socials.
I have replied to some of the comments and will continue to do so and hope to visit your blogs too.
Bringing you Project #4 for the Cat Lovers Hop. (Links to the first two are at the bottom of the page)
I hate to be the bearer of sad tidings, but as crafting cat lovers, I'm sure we've heard about Newton. If not here's their IG announcement.
This one was hard to make - not gonna lie. In many respects harder than scrapbooking what 3 years post-Fossy look like. Is it the suddenness? Definitely in part.
At least for those of us who don't know Newton personally? Maybe. Fossy battled renal failure for years. We had him on blood pressure meds and a special diet which slowed down the progression, but especially towards the end and his increasingly worsening bloodwork, it wasn't unexpected.
Is is Newton's rather iconic status as a cat who started up his own stamp company? This is actually somewhat of a consolation since he will forever live on in the images and the projects we make with them.
Is it because it was so soon after poor Hobbes passed away? For me that was part of it.
I decided to keep it simple. I wasn't sure how hard it would be to get through it, but I wanted to do a bit of a tribute to Newton.
I'm not entirely displeased with the ginger colouring, although Newton appears a bit lighter. Yarn ball is so-so.
I used a circle stencil as a nod to the yarn ball and three colours of Colour Blast Paste. I'm never sure how stuff will adhere to mixed media, so it was Permanent Glue Dots to the back of the sentiment block and on the unsticky side of fun foam for the win!
I stamped (repeatedly) with white pigment ink rather than embossed the sentiment since I was spent and pulling out all my heat embossing stuff was more than I could do at that point.
Sending Hugs Card
That's all for now! I'll be honest in that I'm not sure whether I'll have time for another project since i have a couple of pressing assignments to complete this week! Thanks for all your comments I always read them all and I'm working through commenting on them.
OK now to the giveaway part:
Giveaway CLOSED!
📌 I have three items (and a bonus fourth prize) to give away
(pictured below) and I'll pull three names for the first three prizes. 📌For the fourth "bonus" prize: it will go to someone who has
entered the main blog hop (please let me know your project numbers if you would like to be considered. You can
wait til the blog hop is over to do this since they change sometimes.) 📌
The first name drawn gets first choice, second name gets second choice
and so on. Bonus prize will be TallCraftyDude's favourite project! 📌 This Giveaway is NOT SPONSORED. I purchased the prizes especially for this giveaway. This year I picked stuff other than just stamp sets to mix it up a bit! In the even the items I purchased are on back order, I'll purchase something similar in their place and update the list below. Thanks for understanding!
The prizes you get to pick from are: This hysterical Art Impressions stamp set called "Catastrophy". Perfect for the Spoonie stamper (or if you know one!)
There is a Dyan Reaveley stencil called "It's Raining Cats" (this one is mine, but yours will be brand new, obvs! 😉)
An American Crafts "Coloring Notebook"
Lastly,
the bonus prize will be an electronic gift card to the online crafty
store of your choice to the value of $20 AUD (approx $13 USD, £10 GBP,
€12 Eur etc. May vary depending on exchange rate)
You
will receive an entry (or entries) for each of the following. You
absolutely don't have to do everything - just how ever many you like. If you have previously followed my socials then these are already counted for you! (unfollowers will not be counted) 📌 The giveaway will remain open until 11:59PM AEDT on Monday 28 Oct (a whole week from today). Please visit THIS SITE to calculate in your own timezone 📌 The winner will be drawn on Weds 30 Oct so PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE ❗If the winner and I can't make contact by Weds 6 Nov, I will have to draw a new winner since I need to get these prizes out all together. ❗Please try to email me at alex@pinkcraftymama.com
This really is the easiest way for me to get in touch with you since
not all blogger profiles have an email attached and if you JUST leave
comments, I have no other place to search for you.
So...what do you have to do to get entries? 🐈 Follow this blog - 3 entries (in the left sidebar) 🐈 Follow me on Facebook - 2 entries 🐈 Follow me on Instagram - 1 entry 🐈 Comment (once per day per person) on a post between now and the close of the giveaway - 1 entry per post
I don't yet know how many makes I'll have done between now and then, but it will be at least three. The more love from you guys the better the chances of me getting crafty which gives you more chances to enter.
So today...if you want to leave a comment, tell me what is the worst kind of mischief has your cat (or one you know) got themselves into.. (or anything else if this doesn't grab you) and please don't hesitate to email me with any questions at alex@pinkcraftymama.com
