Spring Woodland Easter Treat Bags 🐿️🌸 ~ Sweet November Stamps

Hello crafty friends!

Today I’m sharing a fun little project that was an absolute joy to create—these sweet Easter treat bags featuring the brand new “Spring Woodland” digital collection from Sweet November Stamps!

This adorable release includes 5 mini bundles filled with springtime charm. You’ll find 9 different critters holding Spring flower bouquets, a darling little girl with her feathered friend, and even a scene-building background image to help bring all your creations to life.

For my project, I decided to step a little outside of cards and create Easter treat bags for my co-workers. I made six in total, each one filled with goodies and topped with a custom tag featuring one of these precious woodland critters.

I started by printing and coloring each of the critters using my Copic Markers—you know how much I love bringing these images to life with soft shading and bright, cheerful colors! Once they were finished, I die cut them into tag shapes and added a subtle bit of ink blending to ground the images.

Each tag was attached to a whimsical gift bag, and I finished them off with a little sparkly pipe-cleaner for that extra touch. The names have been blurred for privacy, but each bag was personalized for its recipient, making them feel even more special.

I just love how these turned out—these little critters are full of personality and perfect for Easter treats, springtime gifts, or even cardmaking. The versatility of this collection makes it such a great addition to your digital stash!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I hope this project inspires you to create something fun for the season!

Happy crafting! 💜

~ Ally ~ 

Botanical Bookmark Swap

Happy Thursday!

Today I'm sharing something a little different.  Last month I signed up for a friend's swap and it was about making a botanical bookmark for my swap friend.

I chose to feature the Power Poppy's "Woodland Carpet" clear stamp set.

A lot of the clear stamp sets are no longer available but a lot of the images have been converted to digital images.  Parts of these clear stamps can be downloaded here... "Ferns and Fungi Digi".

To send my bookmark, I created a matching card...

I also used the "Friendly Forest Digi" image to finish off this card.

 And here's another close up...

This was so fun to create!

Have a great rest of the week!

~ Ally ~

Scrap 'N Stamp ~ Bugs & Butterflies Blog Hop *PRIZE*

Welcome to the Scrap 'N Stamp Bugs & Butterflies Blog Hop!

Today's card features something a little different.  Instead of using a butterfly image or something of the like, I chose to make my own.  I used the cool Aall & Create ephemera "White Doodle Leaves" to create my own!

First I designed the tag base for my creation.  I used a Ranger Manila #8 tag.  I laid down a light layer of Catherine Pooler Rose Petals ink.

I pulled out the cool Aall & Create 6x6 Stencil #2 and and added a variety of cool parts of the stencil to the tag using the word art part.

Next I pulled out the Aall & Create Stencil #126, "Lotza Starz". I used some CP Minted ink to add a whisper of stars to the tag.

I used some of the new Hero Arts Collage Background Transfers from the "Antique Collage" package and added some scripty rub-on images on the tag plus a touch of stitching and some white and black paint splatters..

Last but not least, I created my butterfly using leaves from the "White Doodle Leaves".  I colored them in using Copic Markers and glued them together with a hand-cut body.  I mad the antenna with some very fine strips of paper.  I also adhered a few uncolored leaves on the tag too.

This is our hop rotation!  Enjoy! 

Scrap'n Stamp
Deepa
Meghan
Kate
Tara
Kia
Allison  -- you are here!

Now for the GIVEAWAY details...

 GIVEAWAY DETAILS!!

1.  Hop along and LEAVE A COMMENT on each designers blog post.
2.  A WINNER will be chosen by each designer along the hop to receive a $50 gift certificate to the store.
   
3. Winners will posted on the Scrap 'N Stamp blog in late April.  Good luck!

I am at the end of today's blog hop!

Thanks for stopping by and GOOD LUCK!

~ Ally ~ 

Sweet Sentiment ~ October Release! ~ Bring on the Pharaohs!

Happy Saturday everyone!  Today is release day for Sweet Sentiment Stamps!

There are some amazing products being released this month but I chose to work with the three Egypt themed ones.   Let me introduce you to those...

First off, we have "Hi Mummy".  This beautiful stamp set contains 4 Egyptian images and 3 fun sentiments.

For my card, I stamped the Pharaoh and the kneeling female Pharaoh with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them up with Copic Markers.

I created a window for my Pharaohs and created a Egyptian scene.

On the front panel I used the brilliant hieroglyphics stamp image from the new "Cleo and Egypt" stamp set. 

I created the front panel to pop out and create a more 3 dimensional card.

Too cute right!??!

The next stamp is "Cleo and Egypt".  This stamp set contains a beautiful Pharaoh with her adorable puppy.  It's also accompanied by a solid cat and pyramid images, a hieroglyphics patch and 5 sentiments.

For my creation, I decided to make a simple bookmark.  I stamped my Pharaoh and puppy and colored them in black and white Copics with a touch of soft yellow to match my background.

I used that awesome hieroglyphics stamp to create the back drop for my image.

This was fun to make!

Next and final stamp set that I used is the "Life is Good" stamp set.

This cool stamp set contains 3 iconic Egyptian images, a Sphinx cat, a Scarab beetle and the Ankh (Symbol of Life) and three beautiful sentiments.

For today's cat, I stamped the Sphinx cat & sentiment using Versamark ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. Then I added a tiny bit of color with Polychromos Pencils.

Next I took that hieroglyphics stamp set AGAIN (I told you... it's brilliant!) and created a background for my front panel to sit on with the gold embossing powder so it matched the kitty.

I had a blast creating with these amazing new products!

Make sure to check out the Sweet Sentiment Stamps shop for all the new products!

Have a great weekend!

~ Ally ~

Club Canvo – Here Comes December!

Happy Sunday!  December is now only days away and so I thought I’d share some of December Club Canvo with you today.

This month’s collection includes:

Brr, It’s December Stamp

Full Calendar Stencil

I have to say, I think this stamp set is my favourite set of all the sets!  I just adore those bear and bunny stamp images.

To start off, here is my Intro page for the month of December…

I used the four newest CP inks on this page; Hot Tub, Orange Peel, Pink Champagne and Sangria! So yummy together!

For my monthly calendar page I used the new stencil and some fun cool, wintry colours…

I used Skylight, Sweet Sixteen and Mint to Be inks.

Then of course, I had use those sweet adorable critters again with some Party Dress, Mint to Be, Aquatini, It’s a Girl and Be Mine inks.

Don’t forget to take advantage of Catherine’s Black Friday sale before it’s gone. You go directly to the sale items, HERE.  And there ARE a few Canvo items on sale too!

*** Subscribe to the Club Canvo Subscription before December 1st!!! ***

The price of the monthly subscription will be going up as of December 1st so if you subscribe before that, you will maintain the current pricing for your subscription for 2020!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!  I’d love to know if you have a Canvo and what you put in yours!  Happy bullet journaling!

~ Ally ~

The Woods is Calling!

It’s Tuesday and over at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps it’s our monthly SKRAPPY CHALLENGE where we challenge YOU to make Anything BUT a Card!!!

For this challenge you can make anything you wanna... except a card! So that means bookmarks, gifts, scrapbook pages, journal art, planner pages, tags, boxes...pretty much anything that includes a krafty stamp!!

So I accidentally damaged my previous phone cover with some water so I had to throw it out.  So I figured I needed a new one.  Since it’s backing to camping season for me and my new Scout Troop I thought I’d go with a camping themed cover this time.

So I grabbed my “Good in the Woods” and my “Good in the Woods Accessories” stamp sets and decided to stamp them with Wicked Black ink and colour them up with Copic Markers today.

So here’s a photo with the panel slipped into my clear phone case.

Just be sure to include a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp and that it's a NEW creation! As soon as we have at least five people playing, we'll be giving away a PRIZE!!! yep! One lucky krafter will WIN a $20 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

You have a whole month to play along until Monday, October 28th at midnight EST!

Also be sure to share your creations on the Krafty Friends Facebook page because we LOVE to see your stuff!

Check out some incredible inspiration from the Krafty Design Team below, then join us for all the fun!!

Happy Kraftin'!

~ Ally ~
 

stamps: KKS (Good in the Woods, Good in the Woods Accessories)
cardstock: Recollections (65# White)
ink: KKS (Wicked Black), Copic Markers

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Totally Tag-o-licious!

Happy Saturday!  Come and join all the Krafty Krew over at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps for the newest Saturday Challenge.

This week’s challenge is all about TAGS!

For my tag today I wanted to use some fun Christmas stamps so I found the adorable “Santa Paws” stamp set to use.  I also used some fun snowflake stamps from the “Perky Penguins” stamp set.

I also had fun using the “Sweater Weather Stencil” and the “Sparkling Snowflakes Stencil”.  I decided to keep my colour scheme simple so I limited my use of inks to only Creamy Caramel, Sparkling Sapphire, Lovely Lagoon and a bit of Totally Taupe ink.  I also added some fun “Underwater Dots” too in coordinating colours.

Don’t forget to check out the Frugal Friday Deals too!

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you join us for the challenge this week!

~ Ally ~


stamps: KKS (Santa Paws, Perky Penguins)
tag: Ranger Inkssentials (Craft Tag #8)
inks: KKS (Creamy Caramel, Lovely Lagoon, Sparkling Sapphire, Totally Taupe), Copic Markers
dies: Cas-ual Fridays (Casual Tree), Memory Box (Marvelous Pine Snowy Branches)
stencils: KKS (Sparkling Snowflakes Stencil, Sweater Weather Stencil)
paint: Delta (White Acrylic), Fine Tec (Silver Pearl)
dots: KKS (Underwater Dots)
other: Nuvo Glimmer Paste (Moonstone), thread

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Eat, Read, Sleep... Repeat!

Welcome back to another month of Skrappy Fun at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!  We challenge YOU to make Anything BUT a Card!!!

For this challenge you can make anything you wanna....except a card! So that means bookmarks, gifts, scrapbook pages, journal art, planner pages, tags, boxes...pretty much anything that includes a krafty stamp!!

I began with the sweet little girl holding the book from the “My Happy Place” stamp set for my bookmark.  I first stamped her and then masked her off.  Then I laid down a soft Copic air brushed back ground of yellows.  I took the fun “Harlequin Stencil” and soft brushed on some Pumpkin Patch ink right over top.  I then peeled off my mask and coloured in my little girl with Copics.  I stamped the sentiment on using “Purple Petunia” ink.  And voila… a super fast bookmark!

Just make sure to include a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp and make sure it's a NEW creation! As soon as we have at least five people playing, we'll be giving away a PRIZE!!! yep! One lucky krafter will WIN a $20 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

You have a whole month to play along until Monday, July 28th at midnight EST!

Also be sure to share your creations on the Krafty Friends facebook page because we LOVE to see your stuff!

Check out some incredible inspiration from the Krafty Design Team below, then join us for all the fun!!

Happy Kraftin'!

~ Ally ~ 


stamps: KKS (My Happy Place)
cardstock: Recollections (110# White)
inks: KKS (Wicked Black, Pumpkin Patch, Purple Petunia)
stencil:  KKS (Harlequin Stencil) 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

12 Days of Christmas

Oh good golly!  Where is my head!  It's been a super busy last few weeks for me... mostly with fun Scouting adventures with my Scouts but so many fun memories made with all of them for sure!

Come and check out my fun blog post on the Power Poppy Blog right HERE.

There are also 11 more tutorials for you to gawk over too.  Come check them all out HERE.

Have a great Hump Day everyone!!

~ Ally ~

I’m a Book Nerd!

Come on over to the Power Poppy Blog today and check out my tutorial on how to make a simple and fun bookmark.  Click HERE for a direct link to my tutorial.

It’s a great gift for your kids to make for their teachers as a gift.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Ally ~

Purple Mittens and Teal Boughs

Welcome to another fabulous Power Poppy's “Peep of the Week” challenge.  If you are new to our challenges, make sure you check out the Power Poppy Blog for all the creative details, right here.

If you don’t already know, purple, is one of my favourite colours!  And I try and use it whenever I can.  I was in need of a gift for my son’s teacher today as today is my son’s last day at his current school.  He’s off to a new school on Monday to begin a new way of learning and dealing with his emotions.  So for today’s challenge, I chose to showcase some purple on my cute little Fold Over Box Card.

I used the darling new stamp set “Bough Wow Wow” as my focal image for my box. 

Here’s a close up of my little box…

And when you open it up, it reveals a little box full of chocolate treats.

If you look closely, there’s a little “Thanks Bunches” stamped in the corner.  That’s one of the cute sentiments from the “Lavender” stamp set.



If you are looking for another fun tutorial for giving those GIFT CARDS for this Christmas.  Why not check out my Power Poppy tutorial on making a simple envelope closure gift card holder HERE.
 


Now make sure you play along with us over at Power Poppy!  Now, take a gander through all of my fellow Bloom Brigade blogs…

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Tosha Leyendekker

Happy hopping everyone!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Bough Wow Wow, Lavender)
cardstock:  X-Press It Cardstock, Recollections, Bazzill
patterned papers:  Doodlebug Designs (Frosty Friends)
die cut shapes: Spellbinders (Labels 22)
inks: Copic Markers, Memento (Grape Jelly)
other:  Stickles.

Flourishes Pre-Release Challenge: Think 3D or Shaped Card!

We hope you've had a great summer Flourishes Fans! Now as we see the days turn the corner into deep blue skies, colorful leaves and cooler nights we see that Autumn is nearing! Many of us get back into "stamping shape" in the fall and this is the perfect challenge for you, turning your fingers to some paper crafting fun! In just a few short days we'll be unveiling our beautiful September Release of FIVE sets, and playing in this challenge is your chance to win our whole September Release! Want to know how? All you need to do is create a Shaped Card OR a 3D Item.

You can either create a card using any non-standard shape (we encourage you to think creatively), or a lovely box, ornament, home decor item, or anything 3D....it's all up to you! Your keyword for entering into online galleries is FLLCSEP13.  

THE OFFICIAL RULES:

• Simply create a shaped card (not a standard rectangle) OR 3D object.
• Entries need to be in by Friday September at 13th at 5 PM EST
• Those entries using Flourishes Stamps will be counted twice
• You must link your creation on our InLinkz Widgit to be counted
• You must have a link to our challenge in your blog post or gallery post
• Please DO NOT combine challenges. Only those entries that don’t combine will be in the running
• If you upload to SCS please use the keyword FLLCSEPT13
• We’ll announce the winners on Saturday in our Winner’s Circle Post here on the blog on Saturday September 14th , so check back then to find out if you are a winner!

Thanks for stopping by today and we look forward to seeing what you create! We’ll see you here on Monday September 9th when our FIVE wonderful September Sneak Peeks start! Enjoy getting back into stamping SHAPE!

Howdy everyone!  It's my first official day with the Senior team!  Thanks ladies for helping me feel welcome.

I couldn't decide to create either the shaped card or the 3D item so I made both to share with you today!  First off I created this cute little 3D haunted house.  I'm going to put it on the shelf below my mirror in the front hallway for the haunting season.

I created my house using a Silhouette Cameo pattern and black cardstock.  I embossed the roof and then inked it up with white ink to show the "shingles".  Then I added some fun stamped elements from the "Witching You a Happy Halloween" stamp set.  I added a cute little "Happy Haunting" banner at the top of the house peek, 2 cute little bats flying over the house and a sweet little jack o'lantern in front.

If you open the front door, inside you'll see the scary little black cat peeking out!

Next I created a fun shaped card... a CAULDRON CARD!  I cut the cauldron out using my Silhouette Cameo and then added some stamped details.

I stamped the broom, shoes and witches hat out onto Flourishes Classic White Cardstock using "Tuxedo Black" Memento Ink.  Then I coloured in my images using the following Copic Collections:

I even added some sparkle to my card.  I used some Ranger's Crackle Medium for my green witches brew!

I added a simple greeting to the inside!

And now for some wonderful shaped inspiration, our Design Team has pulled out all the stops to get your creativity jump-started:

• Allison Cope - you are here!
• Christine Okken 
• Cindy Lawrence
• Heather Jensen
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Witching You a Happy Halloween)
cardstock: Flourishes (Classic White & Black), Coredinations, Bazzill
embossing folders: Spellbinders
die cut shapes: Silhouette
ink: Memento, Copic, Versamark
embossing powder:  Stampendous!
crackle medium:  Ranger
tools: Silhouette
glitter:  Stickles
other: vellum, wire.