WINNER-WINNER (Blog Hop)

Good morning!  No card to share in this post...only a WINNER!  Today is the day to announce the winners of the Eureka Blog Hop (and also the QKR Stampede Blog Hop).  Each blog chose a winner and you can see the full list of winners at the main Eureka Stamps blog and QKR Stampede blog.  But we were able to chose a winner who commented on our own blog.  I used a random generator to pick the winner from my blog...and who won?  DANIE MAY!  So Danie, congratulations!!!  You have won 2 digis from the Eureka Stamps Store!!!  Head on over and pick out your favorite 2...then email your choices to eurekastamps.sponsorship@gmail.com. 

Thank you to everyone for your kind comments....I love each and every one.

God bless you today!!!!

Crafty Gal's - Honoring Diane

It's the 5th of the month which means it's time to honor another one of the Crafty Gals!  This month it's time to honor Diane.  We are supposed to go through her blog and find inspiration to make a card in honor of her.  She has so many beautiful cards posted on her blog....take some time and go through it...you can find her blog here:  Stampin Ldyglfr62

I went all the way back to the beginning....her second post:  Flight of the Butterfly.  Diane made three cards using the same layout.  I sort of tweaked her card a bit and came up with this:

 The image is a Bugaboo image and I colored her with Spectrum Noir markers and then used some papers I had in my stash. 

Thanks for stopping by today!  God bless you!!!

Twist of Faith #62 - In Rememberance

Welcome to a new week at Twist of Faith!  This week our theme is"In Remembrance" with Digi Darla as our sponsor.

I used 2 Digi Darla images for my card....."Dandelion Spray" and "In Sympathy Sent".  I've been using so many dark and Fall colors lately that I broke out the butter-cream-color cardstock I just bought a few weeks ago at Hollo's.  The image is barely colored with pencils since I wanted a very soft feel to the image.  In the box of misc. scrap pieces of paper I found a green colored design that I thought would fit the bill and then added a piece of light yellow ribbon from SU. 

 

Stop on over and visit us at Twist of Faith....you could be our random winner!  God bless you today!!  Thank you for stopping by.

Eureka Challenge #64 - Fall Leaves or Feathers

The leaves here in Northeast Ohio are at their prime!  It's a bit late - usually prime leaf colors is mid October and they have all fallen by November...but this year they seem to be holding on a bit longer.  It's so beautiful!  Since I'm still enjoying the Fall leaves, I had to go with the "Fall Leaves" instead of "Fall Feathers" for this week at Eureka Stamps Challenge.

I never use background stamps.  The first time I ever really used one (that I can remember) was for the Eureka Blog Hop this past weekend.  Now there's a shameless plug...if you haven't checked out the Blog Hop - be sure to do so - there are some great Christmas gift ideas!  Ok, back to this challenge... I used digi26901 Leaf Background and digi27202 As We Celebrate.  Now don't forget - they are available in both digi form or rubber stamp form from Eureka Stamps.  

For the background stamp I colored the leaves with Bic Mark-It markers.  Then to tone down the color and add some more "Fall" dimension to it, I went over the whole image with Ranger Distress Ink.  I almost went over the sentiment with the distress ink too, but I wanted it to pop and was afraid it would blend in too much if it was also brown.

Hope to see you over at Eureka Stamps.  

I'm also submitting this card into the following challenges:

• Robyn's Fetish - Thanksgiving 
• Sentimental Sundays - Falling into Autumn 
• Hinding in my Craftroom - Fall Colors 
• Inkspirational Challenges - Photo Inspiration 
• The Stamping Boutique - Using Fall Colors 
• Digitally Sweet Challenges - Trees/Leaves 
• Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes 
• Wags 'n Whiskers - Fall Colors 

Thank you for stopping by today.  Blessings to you and your family!!!

Eureka - It's a BLOG HOP!

I have been looking forward to today!!!  Today is the first Blog Hop that I've ever been part of - WOW!!! 

Our blog hop is the "QKR Stampeed and Eureka Stamps Handmade Gifts Blog Hop".  You know, Christmas is right around the corner.  Can you believe it's only 7 1/2 weeks away!!??!!  Yep - time is going so fast.  Now if you reading crafty type blogs then that must mean that you're a crafty type person.  And if you're anything like me - you maybe a crafty person but you also wait until the last minute to do things.  LOL!!!  So why not get a jump on things and make a few gifts in the coming weeks.  Your friends and family know your a stamper...but have they ever received anything you've made?  Well here is a chance to get your creative juices flowing and find some inspiration.  Now while I'm thinking about Christmas, you can adapt any of the ideas to gifts for any occasion.....the sky is the limit!

If you're arriving to me through the Blog Hop then you must have just come from visiting Cheryl.  Have you been amazed so far???  Believe me when I say that I am so often amazed by the work that these ladies do....so after you've hopped through the blog roll, I encourage you to go back and spend some time with each person....you never know what inspiration you might receive.  If you're visiting me not through the blog hop, then I encourage you to start at the beginning (you can find the list below) because you won't want to miss a chance at all the prizes you could win along the way!!!  What are the prizes?  Well let me tell you - each and every blog along the hop will be choosing a winner from the comments left on their post.....the prize is 2 digital images of your choice!  So while you're visiting make sure you leave some comments.  And then there is the GRAND PRIZE!  A Grand Prize Winner will be chose from the very last stop on our hop (which is the Eureka Stamps Blog.  The hop will run for 1 week and end on Thursday, November 7th at 6PM EST.  The lucky winners will be announced on the Eureka Stamps Blog on Saturday November 9th.  

What did I create?  Honestly, my project has already been shipped and received!  My original idea was to make a prayer journal for one of my secret sisters at church.  (I have 5 secret sisters - yes, I'm crazy - LOL!!).  But when I sat down to start making it, the person that leaped into my mind was my daughter-in-law.  She has touched my heart so much.  She married our oldest son this past summer...and she has started calling me "Mom".  Honestly, I never thought I would ever hear anyone call me mom.  (Our children are my step children and I came into their lives when they were in their mid to late teens).  But she has started calling me "Mom" and I can't even explain how that makes me feel.  I recently sent her a Bible because she shared with me that she had difficulty understanding the KJV...so I sent her a modern translation and she has been reading it!  Again, I can't even begin to tell you how much that touches me.  So I made her a journal....one that she could use as a prayer journal or even to just jot down some notes or thoughts.  

I love black & white and knew immediately that I wanted to stick with that basic palette and maybe just add one other color.  I had this very pretty wide light green ribbon so the supplies were in hand:  the ribbon, a composition book, adhesive, some bling, a couple pages of DSP, and of course - images from Eureka!  Here are the pics of the finished project:

 

(outside cover)

 

 (inside front cover)

 

 (center)

 (inside back cover)

(back cover)

Making a journal is doesn't take exact cuts so it's right up my ally.  And a journal is a thoughtful gift to give anyone.  You can find all the images I used here at Eureka Stamps - they are available in digi and rubber format.

Thank you so much for stopping by my little part of blog-land.  I invite you to follow me and also come back any time and look around.  You are always welcome!  :)  

Your next stop will be Amanda.  Now don't forget in order to win prizes you must leave comments along the way!  In case you get lost, below is a list of all the stops.  Good luck!!!  And again, thank you for stopping by.  God bless you!!!!

Eureka Stamp blog http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/
Sara http://sarastudio.blogspot.com/
Karen http://www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com/
Marji http://www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com/
Vicky http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/
Kristie http://www.kristiekreates.blogspot.com/
Cheryl http://capturingamomentintime.com/
ME!  www.zturley.blogspot.com
Amanda http://oldenough2beakid.blogspot.com/
Eureka Stamps blog http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/

Card Crafter's Circle - Cute Cards

Shocking!  I was asked to be a Guest Designer for Card Crafter's Circle this week!  The theme is "Cute Cards" and their sponsor is Michelle Perkett Studios.  Michelle has such great images so of course I was thrilled to join in the fun.  I used "Birthday Flower Cupcake" for the image.  I had to have another Birthday card soon so it was the perfect choice for me. 

 

Come on over to Card Crafter's Circle and join me this week with a cute card.  Hope to see you there!!!  Thank you to Card Crafters Circle for giving me the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for the week!  God bless you and you family today!!!

 

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #79 - Birthdays

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!  What?  It's not your Birthday?  It's not mine either.  But let's face it - do we ever have enough Birthday cards?  It seems like I'm always scrambling to find one.  This week at Pattie's Creations Design Challenge we are solving that problem!!!  Yep, our challenge is Birthdays.  

For my project I used  "You Moove Me".  I colored the cows with Spectrum Noir markers and then used a small Happy Birthday stamp I had in my stash.  They screamed pink and brown to me so I used some dsp I had in my stash and made their spots brown.  

Come on over and join us at our Birthdays challenge.  Remember you must use a stamped image (either stamped or digi).  Of course you can use any image you'd like, but we'd be tickled pink if you used one of Pattie's images.  :)

Thank you for stopping by today and God bless you!!!