Humble Pie Bakers’ Challenge!

 

Hello my friends!  Well, it’s Friday….and you know what that means?  The Bakers (of Humble Pie) are giving away goodies, and inspiring you all to get into your craft kitchen, and bake up some goodies for US!

So much is happening over at Humble Pie!  We’ve recruited SEVEN more SENIOR BAKERS!  That makes 12 of us, plus our Phearless Leader, Phebe!  Thank you to all the talented ladies who aspired to be a baker!  It was a tough choice for me!  So much talent, so little room in the kitchen.  *sigh*  Thank you to all the ladies who applied.  Please don’t give up on your dream to be a baker!  We will have another call in six months.

Wanna know who joined us in the Humble Pie kitchen?  Click on over to our challenge blog! 

This week’s challenge over at Humble Pie is to use BUTTONS and BLING!  How easy is THAT?  AND, if you participate in our challenge, you could win BIG BUCKS!  TEN OF THEM!    You don’t have to use a Humble Pie stamp, but we would love it if you do!  These cuties are available only from The Town Scrapper!

This is the card I made for this week’s challenge:

I got that fabulous patterned paper from my stampin’ bud, and fellow Baker, Angie!  She got it at the dollar store!  Why do I never find goodies like that at the dollar store?  That stamp is the newest Humble Pie stamp, illustrated by the fabulously talented Heather Hambleton.  I thought it was perfect for an anniversary card for my sweetie, since our anniversary is in November!  I coloured the image with my Copics, and matted with my Nesties.  The blossoms are layers of primas, and the crocheted flower is from Paper Blooms!  The ribbon was in my stash.  The card base, and mats are all Bazzill, as is the white “just the edge”.  Oh, and just in case you can’t see the buttons very well…I put one in each corner! 

So, thank you so much for stopping by today!  Leave me a comment…I love to know you’ve been here! 

DRS Designs!

It is time for the monthly Sponsor Spotlight at SheetLoad of Cards!! This month’s featured company is DRS Designs; the sponsor for the October ‘09 issue.

Head on over there today to find out more about the company, learn how you can enter to win DRS Designs Gift Certificates and find out about their special offer for SheetLoad readers.

MAF Online CROP THIS WEEKEND!

A reminder to check into Memories Always – Forever this weekend for the Fall Festival Online Crop Oct. 17-19. LOTS of prizes. LOTS of games. LOTS of challenges.

The DT has been working hard for more than a month to make sure there are a wide variety of challenges and plenty of prizes to be won.

Check it out! Go on over now, sign up at MAF if you haven’t already, and stake your spot in a very fun weekend ahead! (You may need to pick some Bingo words… I’m just saying…)

I am personally hosting a make-and-take challenge.  If you wanna play along, you may want to have a couple of things on hand – 2 pieces of 12×12 heavy weight patterned paper, and some tissue paper…oh, and optional – some Glimmer Mist (or the like).

I hope to see you there! 

A New Humble Pie Challenge

Goooooooooooood Saturday morning!  The Humble Pie Bakers have been busy busy busy in the proverbial kitchen over at the Humble Pie Stamps blog!  This week’s challenge, by moi, is to use scallops on our cards.  Here’s mine:

 I used Maggie with Flower, and coloured her with my Copics.  I made the base with yellow (unknown) cardstock, and added some Bazzill swiss dots with rounded corners.  I then popped Maggie up (with dimensionals) on two mats cut with my scalloped rectangle nesties, using Bazzill Swiss Dots.  I pulled out some old BG patterned paper, and some even older pink scalloped paper by Creative Imaginations to pretty up my card.  I used a Maya Road sheer tag, and added the “wish u” with Pink Paislee alphabet stickers.  I still felt it needed a little sumthin, so I added some Robin’s nest gems.

So, now it’s your turn to take the Humble Pie Challenge.  How many scallops can you get on one card?  Our prize this week is TEN MAGGIE BUCKS!  That’s ten dollars to spend on Humble Pie Stamps from the Town Scrapper!

So, click on over to the Humble Pie Stamps blog, and see what the other Bakers came up with for this week’s challenge, and get inspired to play along!

Blog Candy, and DT Call Still Open!

There’s just one more day to play!  Our very first Humble Pie challenge is underway, and so far we have just ONE participant!  Lisa’s card is fabulous, but that also means that the odds are in her favour of winning – are you going to let her win, without any competition at all?  It just wouldn’t be as sweet, would it Lisa? And, all you have to do is scraplift any of of our Bakers’ cards and you can win this:

and this brand spankin’ new Heather Hambleton “Sweetie Pie Love” rubber stamp:

And, our DT call is still open!  So, if you would like to be a Humble Pie Baker, check out the deets here. 

Tomorrow is our SECOND Humble Pie Stamps challenge, and the prize this week is……..

 

 

 

 

 

well, you didn’t think I was gonna tell you and ruin the fun, did you?    You’ll just have to stop by tomorrow!

Shout out to Sheetload and Win!

Would you like to win a gift certificate to DRS Designs’ online store?! Make sure to check out October’s ‘Shout Out to SheetLoad‘ challenge over on the SheetLoad blog.

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Humble Pie Stamps’ NEW Challenge Blog!

Happy World Card Making Day!  I am so thrilled, and excited to announce that we have launched a new challenge blog for The Town Scrapper’s new Stamp line, by Humble Pie Stamps!  What better day to launch a new card challenge blog, than WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!!!

We’ve got our first challenge posted today, and the prizes are awesome!  Take a peek:

 

So, click on over here to check it out!

Here’s my card from this week’s Designer challenge…

 

 

I used SIX Humble Pie stamps -The “BOO!” sentiment, the two jack-o-lanterns (coloured with Copics, and stickles for bling); The bat (again, Copics and stickles), the lamp (I used Spica glitter pens to colour it), and of course, Witch Maggie (Copics and Spica glitter).  The bench is from Whiff of Joy.  All stamps are available from The Town Scrapper!  I used my new Nesties Labels 9, and inked it up with the die intact, using Stampin’ up ink.  The purple background paper is by Reminisce (also available at the Town Scrapper).  The felt cobweb is by Martha Stewart.  The base of the card was made with Core-dinations cardstock, and the orange is bling cardstock by Bazzill. 

Design Team Call!

 

Humble Pie Stamps Design Team Call!

 

We are a Canadian stamp company with a brand new line of stamps, and a brand new challenge blog !  We are looking for Senior Design Team members who have a passion for paper crafts, and stamps (both digital and rubber)!  Your coloring of stamped images should be your strength – whether it’s with Copics, or watercolor, or any other medium.  Previous Design Team experience is not necessary, but would be an asset.  We welcome international applicants.  You should have an active blog (post at least 3 times per week).

We will be taking submissions from now until October 10, 2009.   So if you are ready to become a part of a brand new stamping and challenge blog adventure, and can follow the guidelines below.  We want to hear from you!

As a senior member of our DT, you will be asked to:

 

• Create 4 projects a month using  The Humble Pie stamps, by participating in weekly blog challenges.  You may be asked to work with digital images.
• Mail two of your cards/month to Phebe at the Town Scrapper, in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
• Participate in Blog Hops, to promote release of new stamps, approximately every 2-3 months.
• On a weekly basis, help promote/advertise Humble Pie Stamps and The Town Scrapper on your personal blog and to any message boards where appropriate.
• Provide quality scans/photographs of all projects as well as posting any related tips/tricks
• Have an active blog presence on your personal blog
• Commit to a 6-month term beginning October 12, 2009

 

To apply, please send the following information to me by email:

(email link is  at the upper right corner of my blog)

• Link to your online gallery and blog
• Provide full contact information – name, phone number, email address, and location
• Submit a short paragraph or two of why you want to be one of our designers
• List your current DT/designer/site commitment(s)
• Create 2 projects that showcase your style and abilities.  One should be a card with a colored, stamped image.  The other can be anything you want, but should also include a colored, stamped image.
• Include a link to your blog post, and digital copies of the two projects being used for this submission.
•   Post these two projects on your personal blog, and describe them in detail.  Add any tips or tricks that you have used in the creation of your projects.  (brownie points for using Humble Pie images! 

As a Senior Design Team member for Humble Pie Stamps, you will receive:

   25% discount off the regular price of anything purchased from The Town Scrapper*

  50% off one item per month

  One free Humble Pie rubber stamp

  The experience of working with one of the best stamp companies in the world!   

We look forward to seeing your beautiful creations. Good luck!!

* The Town Scrapper website is currently under construction.  If you would like an idea of what Phebe carries in her store, you can check Phebe’s blog here.  She takes orders via email for non-local individuals.

 

Sheetload of Cards!

It is time for a new issue of SheetLoad of Cards!! The October ‘09 issue is ready for download at the SheetLoad blog.

This issue was sponsored by DRS Designs and features a fabulous sketch by Ann. We were lucky enough to have Cathy, the DRS Designs DT Coordinator, and some of their fabulous DT members join us in the issue.

Make sure to check out the eZine or the top of the blog for DRS Designs’ ad… they have a special offer for SheetLoad readers!