Time for a Fall Treasure Hunt with LNS!

Hello there! I am a member of a fun group of SU! Demos called the Late Night Stampers. From now through October 31st there is a Treasure Hunt going on! Basically, the Treasure Hunt is a BIG ol' blog hop to search for clues. No Treasure Hunt is complete without a prize at the end and our sweet hostess, Sherrill Graff, is offering up $150 in Stampin' Up! product to one grand prize winner of the hunt. All of the details are below. 

Late Night Stamper's Fall Treasure Hunt! 

Here is how it works:

• Click the tab at the top of my blog titled "LNS Blog List" or to make it easier if you are viewing this in a blog reader or via email, you can also just click this link: http://stampinanne.blogspot.com/p/lns-blog-list.html
• When you click the names on the list, you will be taken to that demonstrator's blog. 
• Look for a post with the Treasure Hunt photo (like the one above) and their clue for the Treasure Hunt. The clue might even be on their blog sidebar.
• Not everyone on the list is participating, so the goal is to find the 50 clues from the list. You may have to go back several postings to find the clue, as we started the hunt on August 20th. It's always nice to share some smiles and leave a comment, too. :) 
• When you find the clue: write the BLOG NAME and THE CLUE down. When you have located 50 clues, please send me your list (at annemariehile@gmail.com) and I will make sure your name is entered in the drawing. 
• The Treasure Hunt runs from now through October 31st, so be sure to check back, as clues will be posted at different times.
• The winner of the $150 in Stampin' Up! product will be announced by Sherrill Graff at the end of the Treasure Hunt. 
• ALSO, as a big thank you for stopping by and participating in the hunt, I will be giving away a special prize to one randomly selected person who emails me their Treasure Hunt list. What better prize then the item from my own clue?? That will be announced on November 1st.

Here is my clue: 

Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack

Fun holiday colors. Versatile designs. Use for card fronts or mounting photos. 48 sheets in ea. pad. Four ea. of 12 double-sided designs; acid-free; ea. sheet: 4-1/2" x 6-1/2". Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, and Very Vanilla.

Good luck and Happy Hunting! 

Have FUN! :) 

Paper Players #110 - Scentsational Season and A Sketch Challenge

Hello there and happy Sunday to you! This week at the Paper Players, the always wonderful LeAnne is our hostess and she has whipped up an awesome sketch to play along with. 

I broke into a lot of new items from the Holiday Catalog for this card, including the Scentsational Season stamp set. This set also has a coordinating die to cut the images out perfectly every time. I just love how quick and easy those dies are!  

After I stamped and die cut that little tree, it was needing serious holiday trimmings to "spruce" it up some. (Like that little pun? Haha!) I colored some pearls with a Cherry Cobbler marker and popped on some rhinestones for sparkle. I didn't decorate the entire tree, as those polka dots coordinate with the DSP so wonderfully. I topped off the tree with a little star die cut from Silver Glimmer Paper. If I could cover the walls of my craft room with that paper, I would! I LOVE sparkle!

Also, it is tough to see in the photo but the sentiment was heat embossed for added shine. I also added a seam binding bow as a final touch. For some reason, this paper reminds me of holiday wrapping paper and a gift really isn't complete without a big ol' bow, right? All of the supplies I used are listed at the end of the post.

Here is a quick peek at the inside of the card, using a holiday sentiment from the Happy Hour stamp set:: 

I sure hope you will join us this week at the Paper Players to try out LeAnne's great sketch. The challenge is open until Friday, August 31, 2012 at Noon (PDT). Please stop by and see what the rest of the gals on the Design Team have created this week, too. So many beautiful cards! 

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile (you are here)

Amy White

Dawn Easton

Jaydee

Jen Arkfield

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Have a very HAPPY day! :) 

Stampin' Up! Supply List

Stamps: Scentsational Season (Holiday catalog), Teeny Tiny Wishes and Happy Hour (inside sentiment) 

Paper: Be of Good Cheer DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green and Very Vanilla card stock 

Ink: VersaMark and Gumball Green Classic Ink

Punches: Word Window Punch and Modern Label Punch

Accessories: Snowburst Embossing Folder, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker, Holiday Collection Framelits Dies, Window Frames Framelits Dies, Festive Paper Piecing Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Basic Pearls, Basic Rhinestones and Stampin Dimensionals

Lacy and Lovely Thank You

Hello there stampers! It's Saturday and time for another new color challenge over at Dynamic Duos. As it is the fourth week of the month we are focusing on monochromatic colors and this week, it's all about the purple hues. Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush make a pretty SWEET pair, don't they? I loved working with these colors, as "the purples" are not colors I regularly gravitate towards. 

I decided to use another stamp set I received at SU Convention called Lacy & Lovely for my card. This is such a fun set and is really versatile, as well. Also, the font used for the sentiments in this set is FABULOUS!! I got my inspiration for my card layout from this week's sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, designed by the always awesome Jen Mitchell . Any sketch that has a repeated element (in an odd number) ALWAYS gets my mojo workin' and this is certainly no exception. SO much fun! 

I guess it is pretty obvious that I had a CIRCLE-theme going on for this one. I found some (ret.) Concord Crush polka dot paper in my stash, added some different textures and a few pops of bling and there you have it. I am pretty happy about how this one came out and as an added bonus, it is easily able to be popped in the mail without a TON of additional postage. Love that! All of the supplies I used are listed at the end of the post.

Please stop by and check out this week's challenge over at Dynamic Duos! The lovely ladies I am on the Design Team with have created some awesome projects for inspiration, too. The challenge closes at Noon (PDT) on Thursday, August 30, 2012. We would love to have you share your "purple-tastic" creations with us!  

The Dynamic Duos Design Team:

Allisa Chilton

Anne Marie Hile

Anika Lerche

Kim Singdahlsen

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Melissa Chipperfield

Paige Grabau

Sue Joyce

Have a HAPPY day today! :) 

Stampin' Up! Supply List

Stamps: Lacy & Lovely

Paper: Concord Crush DSP (ret. hostess), Concord Crush, Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White card stock

Ink: Concord Crush Classic ink

Punches: 1" Circle Punch and 1- 1/4" Square Punch (for the banner "tails")

Accessories: Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Basic Rhinestones and Stampin' Dimensionals