Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties 3D Deco and My Besties Friendship Super Mega Blog Hop!

Today is the first ever Besties Design Team Blog hop.  This blog hop will be hosted by two teams. At first the My Besties 3D Deco Blog and the My Besties Friendship Blog.

Hallo Ihr lieben Freunde der My Besties Motive !!!

Das hier ist der 1. große gemeinsame Blog Hop von zwei My Besties Teams. Dieser Blog Hop wird also von zwei My Besties Teams veranstaltet. Zum Einen von My Besties 3D Deco Blog und zum anderen von My Besties Friendship Blog.

With this blog hop we want to make both teams Known to the world. I hope you will stop by and see each one of our Besties Design Team members beautiful creations.

Mit diesem Blog Hop möchte wir gerne beide Teams auf der ganzen Welt bekannter machen. Wir hoffen, ihr seht bei jedem My Besties Designer auf dem Blog vorbei und schaut euch ihre wundervolle Kreationen an.

On both Challenge blogs, there will be something to win.
To win, you must meet a few simple rules so that you can be added into the draw. There will also be some small prizes to win on some designers blogs, so do not miss any of the Designers blogs.

Auf beiden Challenge-Blogs, gibt es etwas zu gewinnen. Um zu gewinnen, müsst ihr ein paar einfache Regeln erfüllen, damit ihr dann auch am Ende an der Verlosung teilnehmen könnt.. Es gibt auch einige kleine Preise bei einigen Designern Blogs zu gewinnen,also verpasst keinen Besuch den anderen Designer-Blogs.


The blog hop ends on December 31, at 24:00 clock AM.
The winner we will then announce on both blogs on 02/01/2015.

Der Blog Hop endet am 31. Dezember, um 24:00 Uhr Uhr.
Die Gewinner werden wir dann auf beiden Blogs am 02.01.2015 bekannt geben

Here are the rules:
- Each participant must subscribe to both blogs as followers and leave a comment
- Also you must leave a comment on each of the designers blogs.

Hier die Teilnehmer-Regeln
  •  Jeder Teilnehmer muß sich auf beiden Challenge Blogs als Verfolger eintragen und auch dort einen Kommentar hinterlassen
  • Ebenso sollte ein Kommentar auf den einzelnen Designer Blogs hinterlassen werden

This is what i have created for this Christmas My Besties Hop:

3D close up of Happy Snowman Family:

Link to this 3D image is here.


Here's the Blog Hop List:
Hier kommt die Reihenfolge des Blog Hop
Beginning of the blog hop is the respective team blog! Then continue hopping as follows.

Now we wish you lots of fun in our international blog hop. Told about it on your blog. Feel free to take our banner, here he comes.

Nun wünschen wir euch ganz viel Spaß bei unserem internationalen Blog Hop. Erzählt auch auf euren Blog davon. Gerne dürft ihr unseren Banner mit nehmen, hier kommt er.







Monday, December 22, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties Musical Christmas

Welcome to the start of a new 2 week challenge at My Besties International Challenge blog!

Your challenge for the next 2 weeks at the My Besties Challenge Blog is "Musical Christmas"

I can't wait to see what you create, so that i can view it on the blog!

To join this My Besties International challenge please click here! *Remember you must use a My Besties image when you create your project. :) 


Here is my card using My Besties img Stocking Stuffer:
Inspired by the Christmas song, "All i want for Christmas is You"

More details:
I have used a Tim Holtz brick embossing folder for the background and lightly antiqued it with a Tim Holtz ink pad.  I also used Frantage embossing powder around the top edges.

Dies used:
Large snowflake/Cheery Lynn; Doily/Marianne Designs; Small snowflakes set/Your Next Stamp, Red star/punch

Copics used:
skin- Y20, 21, YR24, E02
lips- RV29
hair- YR21, 24, E34, 18
pink bow/sweater- RV21, 23, 25
green bow/holly- YG01, 03, 17
stocking- RV23, 25, 29, CB
fur- W1, 3, CB

Please visit my team mates blogs and see what lovely things they have created too!

Challenges:
Card Mania- Christmas
Cards in Envy- Christmas Carols (song- All i want for Christmas is You)
My Creative Moments- Christmas/Winter
Digi Sketch Challenge- Winter Snowflakes



Friday, December 19, 2014

Sami Stamps featuring Frosty Cuties...soo..cute!

Every 1st, 3rd and 5th week of the month,  i look forward to the new release that  Sami Stamps  creates.  This time the release is called Frosty Cuties!

The challenge at Sami's Stamps is to use a Sami Stamp and a Christmas Embellishment. 
Please come and play, we'd love to see what you can create.  Don't forget, Sami always offers a freebie so anyone can play along!  To go to the Sami Stamps challenge click here.

I love this sweet whimsical image called Frosty Snowflake:


Dies used:
Large gold snowflake- DooHickey special edition, blue snowflakes -You Next Stamp dies, white and small snowflakes punches.

Copics used:
hat- BG10- 11, 13
nose- YR04, 12
scarf- B91, 93, 95
buttons- V06, 12
bird- R20, 22, 24
snowman- W1, 3, CB
stickles and Extreme glitter paint


Here is the fun new release:

Want to see some more inspiration using these images?  You can check out my team mates blogs featuring them as well.
Challenges:

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties 3D Christmas Treats!

For the next two weeks at My Besties 3-D Deco Challenge blog we have another great challenge for you!

The theme is,Christmas Treats!

To participate in our My Besties 3D challenges go here:

For this project i am using a My Besties 3D sheet called Waiting For Santa/Christmas Peppermint found at Sherri Baldy's My Besties Etsy store here or Scrapbook Stamp Society here


Side view showing the 3D layers:
This sheet is so versatile.  You can use it in at least 4 ways.  One, you can use the basic colored image (1st layer), two you can make the 3D full size, three you can make her just sitting as i shared in an earlier blog post or this way with just the head and arms.  This would make an adorable ornament!

Here is how you would layer this version:


These sheets are fun and easy to use!  They are all pre-colored for you, all you do is print out your sheets, cut out the pieces you wish to use and layer them with foam tape, foam dots/squares or Silicone glue. 

Dies i used:
the snowflake behind the image is from Spellbinders.

You should also check out my 3-D Deco team mates awesome designs..the links are below:

Julie Team Leader
Andy
Andrea
Angela
Annette
Deirdre
Luana
Miranda
Tonnie
Bonnie (me)

Challenges:
The Cutie Pie Challenges- Cuteness on anything but a card



Monday, December 8, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties Vintage Christmas Challenge

Welcome to the start of a new 2 week challenge at My Besties International Challenge blog!

Your challenge for the next 2 weeks at the My Besties Challenge Blog is to "Make a Vintage Christmas project/card".  I can't wait to see what you create, so that i can view it on the blog!

To join this My Besties challenge please click here! *Remember you must use any My Besties when you create your project. :) 

I love the vintage look of all things Christmas and Tim Holtz made this awesome Sizziz die a few years back and i was so excited to use this die with one of my favorite Besties images:
Her is a close up of this image:

More details:
I am using the wonderful My Besties Digi img380

Dies used:
Noel/25- Tim Holtz Sizzix die; tree/holly vine- Marianne Designs; White fern- McGill punch

Copics used:
skin- YR20, 21, 24
lips- RV29
hair- Y21.23, 32
dress/aqua- BG10, 11, 13
scarf/stripes- B32, 34, 39
bird- R20, 22, 24, YR65
white/shadow- C1, 3, 5, 7, CB

For the month of December we will be featuring Christmas cards from around the world! Please come and visit!


Please visit my team mates blogs and see what lovely things they have created too!
 
Bonnie (that's me)

Challenges:

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties International Christmas Event- Your own personal digi image!

Today at My Besties International i am sharing a card i made with an image that was designed by Sherri Baldy of my granddaughter.

Here is my card/project with some info:



This is really exciting..i don't know if you know that Sherri Baldy will design digital images by request (and time availability).  This image is an example of how Sherri designs images.  Link to this image 347 here.
Here is a picture of my granddaughter that Sherri turned into an image:




















The link information to request for Sherri to make an image for you is here.

Friday, December 5, 2014

Sami Stamps new release for Christmas featuring a "Pup for you"

Sami Stamps  has just released a sweet new release for Christmas!  

The challenge at Sami's Stamps is to use a Sami Stamp and to use a Christmas embellishment. 
Please come and play, we'd love to see what you can create.  Don't forget, Sami always offers a freebie so anyone can play along!  To go to the Sami Stamps challenge click here.

I love this sweet whimsical image called, "Pup for you"!  I have turned this image into an ornament using the box base to create an actual box.
The main box of the ornament measures 2" and the small one is 1". 

Copics used:
Pup- E50, 51, 53, 55, 57
hair bow- R20, 22, 24, 29
collar- R29
box- (paper pieced and colored)- G20, 21, YG17
ribbon (colored under the ribbon)- E41, 42, 43

Here is this fun new release:

 Want to see some more inspiration using these images?  You can check out my team mates blogs featuring them as well.
Challenges:

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties 3D Ballerina Christmas Decoration

For the next two weeks at My Besties 3-D Deco Challenge blog we have another great challenge for you!

The theme is, Christmas Decorations

To participate in our My Besties 3D challenges go here:

For this project i am using a My Besties 3D sheet called Garden Nellie found at Sherri Baldy's Scrapbook Stamp Society here

Side view showing the 3D layers:
This ornament is double sided.  I printed the image off two ways. One way was how i received it and then the other way i flipped it horizontally.  I did the 3D and sandwiched the two together.  I added an acrylic strip between the two completed images, it accomplishes two things..support for her tiny neck when cut out and i also extend the acrylic to go beyond her head so that i can tie the ribbon on for a hanger.  I covered up the acrylic with a bow on both sides (front and reversed side (back)).  To make the skirt i cut two lengths of tulle to make two skirts, placing the two sections together i then hand sewed a gathering stitch.  I placed the skirt between the two layers like the acrylic.  Made a bow for both sides at the waist and attached them.  I then embellished the 3D image with Stickles..and that's it..a sweet little ornament.

These sheets are fun and easy to use!  They are all pre-colored for you, all you do is print out your sheets, cut out the pieces you wish to use and layer them with foam tape, foam dots/squares or Silicone glue. 

A Youtube video on how i made this My Besties "Paper Doll"


You should also check out my 3-D Deco team mates awesome designs..the links are below:

Julie Team Leader
Andy
Andrea
Angela
Annette
Deirdre
Luana
Miranda
Tonnie
Bonnie (me)

Challenges:
Craft My Life- All Craft Challenge

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties International Christmas Event Day 3 and Freebie link.

Every day for the month of December My Besties International will be hosting a My Besties Design Team Member from around the world!  Isn't that exciting!

Today i would like to share a special project I made for the blog using the the My Besties freebie available here.

Here is my card/project with some info on how i created this card:







This image is called Brooksie Book Nerd.  I decided to have her read a Christmas book.  So i used a vintage book cover and reduced it and rotated it to fit on the cover of this book on this image. I made a small slit and tucked the cover of the book inside. She is reading "Twas the night before Christmas" and that is why i added the sleigh and clock from Marianne Designs. I hope you have enjoyed this card and will give this a try and enter our current challenge that ends on Friday...or color up this freebie for the next challenge that starts on Monday!


Here is the image i used to make this book cover. 


Please join us daily at My Besties International for some beautiful Christmas Inspiration!

Challenges:

Monday, December 1, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties Christmas Blog Hop- Dec. 1

Welcome to the My Besties Christmas Blog Hop! 

Are you ready for some fun and special Christmas eye candy? Each person on the list below has some wonderful inspiration for you to create some Christmas cards!


Our Grand Prize is: ONE WINNER, will receive a Bottlecap Sheet Download, Gift Tag Download, 3D Sheet Download AND  5 Digi Stamps of their choice.

What you must do to win this prize???
You will need to leave comments on all of the blog hop participants from the list shown on at the bottom of this post. You have until Dec. 3 to leave your comments.

If you are hopping along you should have come from Lidia's blog.  


Hi, I am a My Besties 3D Decoupage Design Team Member...to see more about My Besties 3D Challenges click here.


My card featuring My Besties 3D Christmas Peppermint image found here.



This image is a 3D image it comes pre-colored and all you have to do is cut it out.  I chose not to use the peppermint shown on the sheet and had her sit on the letter "O" instead.   This sheet is very versatile and you can make it 3 ways.  Full view, sitting only, and head shot.  Come back in a few weeks and see the head shot view and what i did to make it.

Close up of 3D-
How i made this 3D image:

 I am also on My Besties International Design Team and i have made this card for you using the image made just for our hop called Winter Jolie..isn't she adorable?  She is available here.

 
Time to Hop to the next blog to see some great Christmas inspiration.. You will be going to Andrea's blog click here.

If you get lost along the way..Here is the line up (click on any name to go their blog):

You will start here:

  1. Scrapbook Stamp Society 
  2. Tonnie  (UK DT)
  3. Rosie  (Spanish DT)
  4. Engelchen Hobby  (Aussies DT)
  5. Antoinette Garza Tristan (UK DT)
  6. Valou Allard  (SSS DT)
  7. Carla  (Spanish DT)
  8. Lidia 
  9. Bonnie  (3D DT) (you are here)
  10. Andrea
  11. Yolie 

Thank you for hopping with us!!


Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties Printable pre-colored banner set...NEW!

For some time now, Sherri Baldy has been offering Printable Card toppers, 3D images and even more printables on her CD's!

Today i would like to share something new at Sherri Baldy's Scrapbook Stamp Society.. Printable pre-colored Banners.  These banners can be made any size and have gorgeous colors!

I chose to make the banner so that the pennants measure 1.75" and use them on a card and with the current theme... Distressing.  More info on my blog Grandma Bonnie's Place. 

This printable set comes with the entire alphabet and two banners w/pictures as shown on my card.  It also comes with the same My Besties images put in a frame.  To purchase this lovely set please go to Scrapbook Stamp Society here.  

To make the banners on my card, i hand tore around the edges and then inked them with a Tim Holtz ink pad.  I did the same for the frame My Besties image.  I also distressed the edges of the card and inked them as well.  I used some fantastic ribbon from my favorite Etsy store called The Pink Petal.

The Love word die is from Sherri Baldy's Etsy store here.
The foliage and the butterflies are from Noor/Joy Craft
The pink lace is from DooHickey
 
My friend, Julie Gleeson, and a Design Team Member of My Besties International has created the Banner (full size) for her daughter..and it is gorgeous!

Monday, November 24, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties Paper doll with Paris butterfly wings

Welcome to the start of a new 2 week challenge at My Besties International Challenge blog!

Your challenge for the next 2 weeks at the My Besties Challenge Blog is "Distressing"

I can't wait to see what you create, so that i can view it on the blog!

To join this My Besties International challenge please click here! *Remember you must use a My Besties image when you create your project. :) 


Here is my card using My Besties Paperdoll and dress and Sherri Baldy's Art Journal paper called Paris Butterfly.

I have to say this is one of my favorites..i just love the paperdoll and how she looks over the butterfly that was on the paper.  I also turned her into 3d..by layering her dress and acccesories w/foam tape.

More details:
I used Fran-tage on the edges.  I also ripped the card edges to give the whole distressing look and then i used Tim Holtz ink pad to antique it.

Copics used:
paper doll:
skin- E50, 51, 53, E02
hair- Y11, 21, YR23
lips- R35
eyes- B02
blue- BG15, 11

dress:
Y20, 21, YR23, BG11, 13, 15, R81, 83, 85, YG03
Gelly Roll- white

Please visit my team mates blogs and see what lovely things they have created too!


Bonnie (that's me)





Challenges:

Friday, November 21, 2014

Sami Stamps new release, Christmas Mermaids!!

There is a new release at  Sami Stamps  today!.  This the release is called Christmas Mermaids...it is wonderful!

The challenge at Sami's Stamps is to use a Sami Stamp and "Anything Goes" 
Please come and play, we'd love to see what you can create.  Don't forget, Sami always offers a freebie so anyone can play along!  To go to the Sami Stamps challenge click here.

I love this sweet whimsical image called, Christmas Mermaid:


Dies used:
Loopy circles- Memory Box
Oval-Lifestyle Crafts

Background is Memory Box stencil and gel medium.

Copics used:
skin-YR20, 21, 24, E02, RV06
hair- Y21, 19, YR24, E99
hat/top- RV29, 25, 23
bottom- RV29, 25, 23, 21, 10
white/fin- W1, 3, CB
Stickles on hat
Fin- Mod Podge Dimensional Magic and glitter


Here is the fun new release:

Want to see some more inspiration using these images?  You can check out my team mates blogs featuring them as well.
Challenges:

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties 3D Snowball Ornament

For the next two weeks at My Besties 3-D Deco Challenge blog we have another great challenge for you!

The theme is, Bell's, Baubles or Beads (Add one or two or all three to your card or Project)

To participate in our My Besties 3D challenges go here:

For this project i colored up this image 029  found at Sherri Baldy's My Besties Etsy store here or Scrapbook Stamp Society here and only used the top half of the image and then attached it to an actual ornament.

Side view showing the 3D layers:
 

















Dies i used:
Memory Box Holly leaves. (in the video i used Doo Hickey holly leaves dies)

YouTube video instructions:




Written instructions:

What i did to make this ornament.  I purchase a set of "snowballs" (these are styrofoam type based..not glass or plastic) from Michaels.  I purchased some ornaments at a charity shop just so that i could take the ornament caps off.  Then i hot glued the ornament caps to the snowball.  I added the holly leaves and some beads..again hot gluing them to the ornament.  Next i colored my image and turned it into a 3D image.  Now for the tricky part.  I cut a strip of acrylic (from packaging).  At one end i made it into a point so that i could push it into the ornament base.  I used hot glue to add the acrylic strip to the back of iedthe 3D image, i do not recommend doing that because it starts to melt.. i would use a heavy duty glue and let it dry.  You have to position the acrylic on the back of the image so it will sit supporting the image on the ornament. You can test it with a glue dot first. To make it easy to push the acrylic strip into the ornament base, i first used my Xacto knife and made a slit into the ornament. Then i glued it into the the ornament to secure it.  Next i pulled the elbows of the image forward and hot glued them to the ornament.  Looks easy, but there is a bit of fussiness to this. I attached a ribbon to the back to hang the ornament, because if you look at the original digi you can see she is leaning on the ornament and the cap is to the side. i thought of adding an ornament hook, but because of gravity..it looks better without it.

You should also check out my 3-D Deco team mates awesome designs..the links are below:

Julie Team Leader
Andy
Andrea
Angela
Annette
Deirdre
Luana
Miranda
Tonnie
Bonnie (me)

Challenges:



Monday, November 17, 2014

My Besties Bottlecap printable release- Winter wonderland

I was invited by my a new My Besties friend, Chantale, from Quebec Canada to create something with a My Besties printable Bottlecap release for a Challenge at the My Besties French Challenge Blog here

I have chosen to make a Winter wonderland card using this super cute My Besties bottlecap! My Besties Bottlecap printables can be found here.
Here is a close up of the bottlecap image:
What are some of the dies i have used:
White doily, cream doily and birdcage- Memory box or Poppy Stamps
Snowflake not sure anymore.
Pine ferns might be Doo Hickey or Memory Box.

I have used Mod Podge Dimensional Magic and Stampendous glitter and a gem inside of my bottle cap.  Snow covered flowers and glitter flowers are from Petaloo. The white flower in the center is from Michaels bargain bins.

I made the Clay/foam frame around the bottlecap using a Crayola Air dry clay that dries quickly using a silicone frame mold.

Please visit my friend and the French team at the My Besties French challenge blog .


Challenges:

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Sherri Baldy's My Besties 3D Little Princess

I had made a project that failed, so i didn't want to throw it away..instead i re-created it using the main part.  When all else fails..make a card, i always say..  (well sometimes i do.. lol)

So what started out as a different project has now turned into a wonderful card for a Princess's Birthday...  This image is a pre-colored 3D sheet.  It is one that all you have to do is cut out all of the layers and build them up with foam tape.  The result is always satisfying and the recipients love them.

Here is a link to this 3D sheet if you'd like to try it yourself!  Little Princess 3D.

View of the 3D close up:
Dies that i used on this card are:
Purple metallic flourish- Memory Box
Floral white border- Poppy Stamps
Green romantic heart frame- Sherri Baldy
White doily- Lifestyle Crafts

Punch - Banner/Fiskars

Challenges:



Sherri Baldy's My Besties presents The Magical Sparkle and Snowflake YouTube Video Hop

Once a month or more.. (seems to be more) I will be making You Tube videos for Sherri Baldy's My Besties.  You've probably seen some of my videos in the past, now i am doing it for the Design Team.

Starting today Nov. 15 we are having a YouTube Video Hop..please check out all of the prizes and info under my project..

For the video hop i made this Canvas framed art using image 0003
another view:
How did i make this framed art?  I flipped the canvas and used the back side for my shadow box frame.  I cut out the My Besties image and glued her to the canvas.  Then i used Mod Podge Dimensional and sprinkled glitter around the image.

I have also used several embellishments from a great store called Creating with Details.  the flowers and the beaded flower is from this store, along with the pretty lace on the bottom.

The wooden snowflakes are from Michaels.

the banner is a punch from Fiskars, i am not sure what corner die that is though.

For those of you that would like to do the video Hop here is the list of YouTube channels.
 
WELCOME TO THE MAGICAL SPARKLES AND SNOWFLAKES HOP!

 1. "HOP" to each of the members listed below
2. Must subscribe to each channel and leave a comment :)
3. Watch for giveaways on their channels too!
4. When you've finished, title an email "SPARKLE!" and send to signace@yahoo.com to be entered for:

 Our GRAND PRIZE!!! 
(Sponsored by Sherri Baldy and also Mai Larsen!!)
     Creating With Details is sponsoring a $110 Prize. Includes Gorjuss Stamp Sets, Gorjuss 6x6 paper packs, 3 Want2Scrap chipboard albums, Want2Scrap bling and nestaboard, Mini distress inks, and Kaisercraft flowers! Also, the fabulous MY BESTIES stamps and goodies by Sherri Baldy!


STORELINKS:
Sherri'sEtsy Store

My-Besties here or here 

ScrapbookStamp Society Store My Besties products


CREATING WITH DETAILS (embellishments and more!)

OUR HOP LINEUP!!

#1 Jen Evers  (Our coordinator)


#2 Melissa Cooper


#3 Marie Gamber


#4 Janie (Rinta) LaCasella


#5 Stephanie Rafos


#6 Tina Kucinic 


#7 Leslie Owens


#8 Bonnie Kohane (you are here)

  
#9 Mai Larsen


#10  Bernadette Mares 


#11 Sherry Wolfe

Challenges:
Christmas Stampin all year long- Anything Goes
Creative Corner- Let it Sparkle
Jo's Scrap Shack- Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge- Anything But a Card
My Besties Aussies- Let it Snow
 

Friday, November 14, 2014

Wow.. Sami Stamps is having a FANTASTIC Deal!

Check this out!!! 
Go to Sami Stamps shop here for this great deal!  Winner will be announce Jan. 1, 2015


Thursday, November 13, 2014

Day 3 of Sherri Baldy's Newly released printable tags.. Shelf Elf style tags!

Day three of Sherri Baldy's newly released Printable tags.  These tags are available at Scrapbook Stamp Society here.

I have yet another idea for the Printable tags... and the My Besties 3D team also has several ways to use the printable tags...hop on over to the My Besties 3D Challenge Blog !

Today, i used the tag as a little Elf note card.  You know the Elves that sit on the Shelf :)  My daughter does this cute elf and the grand kids are excited every year to see what the Elf is up to.  This year she can use these tags as little notes to the kids from the elf!  Super fun to make!
Here is the set of tags you get on your sheet- link to the tag is here:
The set of cards finished:
Challenges: