Sunday, November 27, 2011

Challenge news and DT CALL!!!!

Sentimental Sundays is taking a break for a few weeks to get reorganized and to hold a design team call. We will be back with our challenges on January 1st, 2012, so be sure to check back and see what (and who) is new!
Design Team Call
We'd like to invite a few of you talented crafters out there to join the Sentimental Sundays team.
Here are the guidelines:
Create a new project (card, scrapbook, digital layout, altered items, anything) using any sentiment an incorporating the challenge theme at least TWICE A MONTH. You do not have to create weekly, though we (the team and those who visit the blog) love to see your creations!  Comment on participant entries (we divvy it up to decrease the load) - this is very important! Everyone loves comments. 
Join the Sentimental Sundays Yahoo group for DT communication and to chit-chat and share your creations:

Email sentimentalsundaysblog@gmail.com with the following information:
  • Your name and blog address (yes you must have a blog in order to be considered)
  • Why would you like to be chosen to be on the Sentimental Sundays Design Team.
  • 3-4 blog post links showing your work with sentiments. (ONLY blog links, NOT actual pictures)
We are looking forward to seeing your DT applications.
Deadline for submission is December 18th, 2011.
Thanks!

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Gift Card Holder

 Hi everyone-
I hope that everyone is doing great and ready for some TURKEY tomorrow!!!
Me personally, I love turkey on the day it comes out of the oven.  After that, it seems to go dry and doesn't taste the same.  Since we have 2 homes to visit tomorrow, I will have TONS of leftovers...which will mean Turkey Pot Pies, and Turkey Soup!!! 
So I had a little bit of time to squeeze in a little something for a gift a friend of mine.
I used two images from Tiddly Inks called Minnie's Gift and Lilli Claire-Party Time.
Are they not the cutest things on the block!!!!  The one with the black hair is me….LOL!!!
I still need a lot of practice with brown/ethnic skin, but I tried!!!TiddlyGift
This is the inside of the card!!!  Is that not the coolest!!?!?!?!  I learned about this technique from the Holiday Boot Card Boot Camp online class.  It was filled with great techniques and fabulous ideas!!!! 
I will stamp the sentiment when I’m ready to deliver!!!  TiddlyGift1
I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:
That's it from me this week!!!!
Make sure to stop by the Sentimental Sundays Blog on Sunday, because we have some BIG news to share with you!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate it!!!
And for those of you heading out for Black Friday....You are crazy!!! LOL!!!
On a lighter note, stay warm, be safe and have fun. 

See you guys back on Sunday!!!

Big HUGS,
Calypso

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Masculine Gift Tags

Morning everyone!!!

I hope that you all are having a great weekend!!!
We are expecting rain…rain….rain!!!
I love the rain only if I can stay inside, run the fire place and watch old movies ALL day!!
I hate driving in the rain, I panic….I guess these are symptoms from living overseas for so long.

So, today we have another FANTASTIC challenge for you @ Sentimental Sundays.

This weeks challenge is:
Masculine Gift Tags
(plus your sentiment)

and we are being sponsored by:
Dude Time Doodles


Here are my tag samples for this weeks challenge:
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And individual shots of each tag.
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I like them!!!
The men in my life, are all huge golf players, so it was only fitting that I create something for them.
I’m not a HUGE tag fan, but I tell you….it’s great way to use up those scraps!!
Well my peeps, I hope you will take a minute and visit us this week.

I would like to enter these tags in the following challenges:

Hugs and another hug, 
Calypso

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Merry everything

Good evening everyone..
Actually it's good morning!!!

Ok, ok....Sorry super excited to get this post up. 
So within the last month or so, I have had no time to surf the blogs that I follow, let alone visit the ladies from my DT......All due to the move!!  So sorry ladies....but they know I love them. 

So with things settling down around here and kind of getting back to normal....I had to get my feet wet again. 
I saw that Christy, from Tiddly Inks is having a DT call.
!!!!!!!!!!!OMG.....How could I have missed this!!??!!!!!!!
I have been waiting for this moment for a long time (I was tempted to say all my life, but the wait hasn't quite that long)!!!
So, I am seriously, seriously crossing my fingers that I am not TOOOOOO late, because this will be the 3rd post that is required for the application!!!
  I LOVE her stamps and only own two Huggabugg which I love to death and this will be by first Tiddly Ink digi!!

So for my sample today, I chose Minnie's Christmas Lights, which can be found here:
The lights have glossy accents on them, not sure if you can see the shine in the close up. 

Doesn't she just look frustratingly adorable wrapped up in all those lights!!

Well guys, wish me luck and I will be back to give the results.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:



Thanks so much and I will see you soon!!

Hugs, 

Friday, November 11, 2011

Thank you….


Happy Sunday friends-
I hope that you are having a fantastic weekend.
It’s been raining/drizzling all weekend!!  I really don’t like when the weekend weather is so unpredictable.  It really puts a BUMP in everything.  Although, it has been really nice just lounging in PJ’s most of the day!!
So this week we have a great challenge for you:
THANK YOU/THANKSGIVING
and our fabulous sponsors this week is:
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Pink Cat Studio is all about offering fun and whimsical stamps to inspire your creativity. They have a huge selection of super cute digi and rubber stamps to choose from and they add more each week. Owner and artist Melissa started PCS in 2005 and over the years nothing has excited and inspired her more than to see your creations with her stamps. Melissa’s goal is to continue to delight & surprise you with her designs. Stop by the studio today and get in on the fun!

And here is my card sample using Itty Bitty Betty - Baked A Pie
Is she not just adorable!!!  And I already have the perfect recipients for this card too!!

Here is a detailed picture of the detail stitching, bow, twine, and charm treatment. 



 And the inside of the card!!
I used a sentiment that was created by Ann of Raindrop Echo Designs, unfortunately I can't find a link for it, but if I find it and I will make sure to add it!

So there you have it!!!
I really hope that you will join us this week, really looking forward to seeing your creations.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Eat Stamp and Sleep

Hugs,
Calypso

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Love..

Happy Sunday!!
Sorry, I’ve been so quiet lately….just SO much going on right now!!
And I mean a lot!!!!  Too much to think about and it’s just over overwhelmingly draining.

Anyways, I was pleased to get a chance to play in todays challenge over at Sentimental Sundays.
This weeks theme is:
Anniversary/Wedding
and our lovely sponsor this week is:


I chose to work with  I Cherrysh You Cherry Wedding Digital Stamp
How can you resist these two sweet cherries!!!  I tried to color one as a red cherry and the other as the yellow/red cherry!! LOL!!! Opposites attract right!!!???
Here is my sample card:
Calypso#80
I would like to enter this card in the following inspirational challenges:
(I flipped the sketch.)
SSS133
2 Sisters
Di's Digi Design
Squiggle and Giggles
PaperWorks Recipe Friday

Thanks for visiting and I can't wait to see what you come up with for this weeks challenge.

Hugs and I will see you soon.
Calypso