September Random Follower...

Hello there!!! Sorry about my lack of posting this week, I have no mojo and no time!! I promise to get stamping...I hope to be back tomorrow with a card for this week's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. We would love you to join the Challenge, you have until This Sat at 9 pm MT to enter using Mr Linky on THIS post.

Since it is the last day of Sept I thought I better get a move on and pick a Random Follower! LOL :) This month's Random Follower wins their choice of Any Stamp or Stamp Set in stock at Hope Stamps Eternal!!!

Random.org picked the lucky winner for me and it came up with #85

Lucky Follower #85 is....

AMANDA W!!!

Amanda, email me at hopestampseternal@hotmail.com and I will get your stamp/set out to you ASAP!

Halloween Blog Hop Sweets Winner...

Thanks to all of you that joined us for our little Halloween Blog Hop and Sale!!! Didn't you LOVE all the wonderful things the Sweeties put together for us???? These ladies are Super Talented!!!

The Secret Sweet Stop was Carolina's Creative Pad and the lucky winner is....

#32 Mary Demmons!!!!
Mary, email me at hopestampseternal@hotmail.com and give me your address so I can get your goodies out to you!

Thanks again for joining us! I'll be back soon with a Cupcake Inspired Card!!!!

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #26...

Welcome to Cupcake Inspiration #26! I don't have a card to show you today, I'll be back later with mine...the Sweeties and I are running a little late this morning, but we will be up and rolling soon!

This week's Gorgeous Cuppies are brought to us by Anita Jamal...I am loving the Amazing Mums on these Cupcakes!

Bonnie ~ Carolina ~ Jessica ~ Kelli ~ Michelle ~ Natalie ~ Tammy

We would love to have you play along this week! Make sure to add a direct link to your creation on Mr Linky below by Saturday, Oct 3rd at 9 pm MT. If you upload to a public gallery like SCS or PCP make sure to use keyword CIC26 so we can easily find you. Remember, no cupcake stamps are required! I will post the Top 5 next Sunday!

SALE NEWS!!! Don't forget...25% off EVERYTHING in stock until midnight tonight...in case you missed the Blog Hop or got lost along the way the Promo Code is "HALLOWEEN" (make sure it is All Caps!!)

Cupcake Inspiration Top 5 #26...

WOW, you girls LOVE Fall, don't you??? I was so happy to see all of your beautiful Fall Creations!!! I love FALL! :) This week's Top 5 are all gorgeous...as were all of the beautiful creations!

As always click on the thumbnails to be taken to the original post...

Teresa ~ IRIT ~ Sue ~ Rhonda ~ Elena

I hope you all will proudly display the Top 5 Blinkie found on the left sidebar!
Thanks for playing!!!

Super Sweetie Halloween Blog Hop!!!

Hello and Welcome!! The Sweeties and I decided to put together a fun Blog Hop for you all with some Super Sweet Halloween inspiration!!

We also thought you might like a Sale and some HSE Sweets!!!

Sale: All you have to do is follow the Blog Hop, collect the hidden (Semi-hidden, don't want to make it Too hard on you) letters from each blog, put them together (if you follow the links in order it will spell a word) and you have the Promo Code for 25% off Everything in stock at Hope Stamps Eternal!!! Yes, that includes Clearance and all the NEW products we just received! (Pre-Order items excluded.) Promo Code will need to be in All Caps.

HSE Sweets: Comment on all the blogs, there is a Secret Sweet Stop somewhere along the way, we will choose a winner Sunday night at 9 pm MT from all the comments on the chosen blog. Make sure to comment on all of them, you never know which one holds the Sweets! Want to see what you could win?

Spooky Town Collection Pack
Corduroy Brads
Spooky Town Bat Stamp
Spooky Town Owl Stamp
Daisy D's RubOn Tape, Fancy Borders II
Double Flourish, Jet

Now on to my project...

I have had this pumpkin blank for over a year now and tHought it was time to play around with it...the shape is not the traditional short, fat pumpkin I am used to, so I had a hard time making it look Pumpkin-ish. I think I like how it turned out in the end, though! It is covered with Eerie papers, Martha Stewart Halloween ribbon, LOTS of glitter and Zva Crystal Swirls...the crow image is a fun $1.99 stamp from Inkadinkado. I added a little strip of the paper punched with the Drippy Goo punch and I added a bit more sparkle by outlining it with a Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll Pen.

The little Test Tube is a simple gift to make, I just wrapped a small strip of patterned paper and ribbon around it and filled it with goodies! M&Ms or Reese's Pieces would work great for a child, but mine is filled with Dew Drops for a fellow crafter! :)

The card is again, pretty simple, just a Kraft CS base embossed with the Spiderweb Cuttlebug folder, then a strip of Eerie paper and a black glitter spider sticker I picked up last year after Halloween. The crystal shape is from TPC Studios.

Now on to the Sweeties to see what Spooky things they have created!!! You've started here, now you'll move on to Tammy, you can always come back here if you get lost in the Hop for the master schedule:

ETA: Sorry about the missed links and scrambled word....I fixed my master list!!!!

Tammy (Stamp Happy)
Jessica (Shamrocks and Seashells)
Carolina (Carolina's Creative Pad)
Kelli (Yard Sale Kind of Luck)
Colleen (Glitter Ink)
Michelle (Stop and Stamp the Roses)
Natalie (dougnat diaries)
Bonnie (The Lucky Clucker)

Don't forget to collect the Secret Letters along the way to spell the Promo Code for 25% off Everything in the Store!!! (email me at hopestampseternal@hotmail.com if you have trouble with the code)

Happy Fall Y'all...

Spider, spider dreaming night, In the webbing of delight -Brian Okabayashi
Hello and welcome to Autumn!!! This is my Favorite time of year...I love the cooler weather, beautiful colors, wearing long sleeves and boot...Football!! Pumpkins, Halloween...I just LOVE Fall!!!

I whipped up a super fast card last night with some scraps that were laying on my desk...there are lots of scraps as I am working on some fun stuff for Thursday! (Big Halloween Blog Hop with the Sweeties, make sure to come back for that....lots of good stuff!!!)

The card is pretty straight forward, Textured card base, Eerie paper strips and some yummy sticky back spider ribbon. The Tag is a stamp from my Unity Kit Everythings Simply Tiny, I stamped it on the back side of the paper and then cut around it. The sentiment and spider webs are both some older Mike's $1 stamps.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #25...

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. -George Santayana

Hello! Time for another Cupcake Inspiration Challenge! This week I am focusing on Fall...Football has started and the air is just starting to get a little crisp in the mornings here in Boise and it makes me excited for Pumpkin Pie, cool air and all the colors of Fall! This week's Cupcakes come to us from Happiness in a Bite via Flickr...aren't they Pretty?!?!

I have lots of Leaf stamps and pretty Autumn paper, I'm sure I even have an acorn somewhere, but I have been Dying to ink up the new Savannah from The Greeting Farm, so I decided to play with the colors more than the theme...

I colored her with Copics and then added lots of sparkle with my normal Stardust Stickles, then added some Liquid Pearl dots along some of the details on her dress and feather. I suppose she is a Can Can dancer, but when I first saw her I thought of Southern Ladies back in the Civil War Era, hanging out on the big wrap around porches trying to stay cool in the Southern heat and humidity!

The layout is this week's Eat Sleep Stamp Bonus Sketch (turned to vertical,) make sure to play along so we can get 52 participants and get a chance at a $52 Prize!!! It also works for this week's Anyone for Anya Challenge (Funky Flowers) and the Basic Grey Challenge (Embossing.) I used Indian Summer papers and the new Fleur De Lis CB folder, plus some new pearl swirls and felt flowers from Zva, the yummy ribbon is from PTI. I added sentiment from Verve on the inside, plus more paper and another felt flower, this one prettied up with a little Prima Crystal Center...

Supplies:
Stamps: WS Savannah (The Greeting Farm,) Beautiful You (Verve)
Paper: Indian Summer (Basic Grey,) Kraft, White, Pumpkin Pie and Pure Poppy CS
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento,) Copic Markers, Ruby Red (For sponging)
Misc:Pearl Swirl, Pearls, Felt Flowers, Stickles, CB Folder, Grosgrain Ribbon, Liquid Pearls

Here is a peek at some of the Sweetie's creations, make sure to check out all the of the Gorgeous cards they made this week!!

Carolina ~ Jessica ~ Kelli ~ Michelle ~ Natalie ~ Tammy

We would love to have you play along this week! Make sure to add a direct link to your creation on Mr Linky below by Saturday, Sept 26th at 9 pm MT. If you upload to a public gallery like SCS or PCP make sure to use keyword CIC25 so we can easily find you. Remember, no cupcake stamps are required! I will post the Top 5 next Sunday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Inspiration #24 Top 5...

Happy Sunday! What a fun week! I am Loving all the bright fun Pirate cards! Here is this week's Top 5 in alphabetical order, make sure to click on the thumbnail to go to the original post and leave these ladies some Pirate Love! LOL :) Did you find out your Pirate Name yesterday on Talk Like A Pirate Day??? Mine is Jelly Legs Marie!

~ Debbie ~ Elena ~ Gloria ~ Ida ~ Teresa ~

Make sure to grab the Top 5 Blinkie on the left sidebar ladies!!!

Warmest Wishes...

The pine stays green in winter...wisdom in hardship. -Proverb

Today is Friday and that means Friends with Flair day at Unity Stamp Co! I joined again this week after a super fun time last week...make sure to go to the Unity Blog and check out the master list, LOTS of fun creations to see!

I used last week's Eat Sleep Stamp sketch for the layout on my card, Tracy has been giving us wonderful sketches for Year and as a celebration she is giving away a $52 Shopping Spree!! There is one catch though, and that is where YOU come in...to get a chance to win we have to get 52 entries!!! Use the sketch (She has a Bonus Sketch up now) and link to her blog!!!

For my card I broke out my NEW Eskimo Kisses paper and used the pine trees from my Everythings Simply Tiny kit, I paper pieced the trees and then added lots of sparkle with stickles, jewels and some jewel snowflakes!

I added a 2nd Gen inked image to the inside and to the corner of the envelope (you can Just see it poking out behind the card)

Supplies;
Stamps: Everythings Simply Tiny (Unity,) Holiday Treats (PTI)
Paper: Eskimo Kisses (Basic Grey,) White, Dark Chocolate CS (PTI,) Soft Sky CS (SU)
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Misc: Clear Crystals, Jewel Snowflakes, Plain and Scalloped Circle Nesties, Twill Ribbon, Stardust Stickles, Adhesive Foam Dots, Snowflake Punch

Thanks for stopping by!!

Big News and New Stuff!!!

I am SO excited!!! I get to tell you all today that I was excepted as a member of the new Say it with Letters Design Team!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE all the fun stuff they have and recently made THIS apple for my son's kinder teacher...the shapes are wonderful quality and the variety is out of this world!! Check out their Blog for lots of inspiration and check out all the Wonderful people I will be designing with, WOW!

Rachel Hope Baird (thats me :D)
Raechelle Bellus
Kory Dordea
Laurie Griggs
Jennifer Priest
Julie Ann Shahin

And...New Stuff in stock at the store!!! :)

New Summer CHA Releases from Basic Grey are in the house!!! Gorgeous colors and designs for Fall, Halloween and Christmas!!! PLUS a year's worth of stamps!! 12 new Acrylic Stamp Sets $1.69 each!

Thanks on the Fly...

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains. -Henry David Thoreau
Good Morning, it has been days since I posted a new project, sorry about that, I have been reading...I finish The Kite Runner (LOVED it! I was Bawling so hard on the last page that I almost couldn't see the words...in a good way though!) Then I read a really quick lighthearted Evanovich novel and now I am reading a fun Sci-Fi/Fantasy book.

I needed to get busy and make a special order Man card, so I put the book down last night and whipped up this fun Fly Fishing Thank You card. (Thanks Linds for letting me borrow your set!!!)

I stamped the image on Kraft Cardstock using Rich Cocoa Memento ink, then wrinked it up, distressed the edges and sponged on more ink, mounted that on some distressed Dark Chocolate cs. The base is more Kraft Cardstock with some fly images stamped randomly...the edges are also sponged with more ink. The twill is just simply knotted to keep the card as masculine as possible. The image is popped up on Adhesive Foam Dots. The sentiment is from Inkadinkado.

I just added a simple fish to the inside for lots of writing room...Supplies:
Stamps: Fly Fishing (SU,) Everyday Greetings (Inkadinkado)
Paper: Kraft & Dark Chocolate Cardstock
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Misc: Brown Twill, Adhesive Foam Dots

Thanks for stopping by!