The Twinery & Stamps of Life Blog Hop

Are you ready for some fun?

The {Stamps} of Life and The Twinery Design Teams are playing together for this hop!

The design teams from The Twinery and The Stamps of Life have some great inspiration for you today!

And up for grabs are some great prizes!

As you make your way through the hop make sure you comment on each and every post.  There will be 4 prize winners chosen randomly among the blogs:

Two winners will win 2 stamp sets of winners choice valued at $12.95 (total retail value is $26.90 per prize) from The Stamps of Life

and 

Two winners will receive a Colorful Bunch Sampler Pack ($20 value) from The Twinery!

But you must leave a comment to be entered to win!  The four winners will be chosen at 

random from comments left on any of the blogs in the blog list, so to increase your chances at winning, leave a message on every blog!

The prize winners will be announced on 
The {Stamps}of Life and The Twinery Blogs on Tuesday May 3rd. 

Here's a complete list of stops on the hop.....

The Twinery Blog

The Stamps of Life Blog

Jeanne Streiff

Julie Ranae

Deb Felts

Monique Hansen

Vicky Garrett

Monika Wright

Emily Niehaus

Emily Leiphart

Beverly Sizemore

Tiffany DeGough

Joana Studer

Katrina Hunt

Laura Williams

Jen Carter

Kim Howard

Jenny Suchin

ME!!!

This was such a fun project hop to participate in!  Using bakers twine from The Twinery and the stamps from The Stamps of Life, who wouldn't have fun?  

My Stamps of Life set used on my project was

Coffee 4 Two

I can't tell you how wonderful these stamps are!  They are such a great quality and stamp so clean and perfect every time!  I loved them!

For my project, I used one of the packages of Starbucks VIA coffees, covered it and made a sleeve that slides over the top.  Makes a nice way to present it as a gift, just to make it a little more special!

I covered the coffee cup sleeve with The Twinery bakers twine!  Isn't is just scrumptious!  I love it all!

Here's just a little bit about The Twinery:

Our twine is made from 100% cotton, it's eco-friendly and made in the USA. Whether you're gift wrapping, crafting or tying up baked goods to give to a friend, our baker's twine adds a fresh, yet nostalgic look to any project at hand! Our baker's twine comes in 11 delicious colors and is uniquely twisted against a bright white hue, creating an eye-popping burst of color and a creative embellishment! Our twine has lots of color which lends to a fun, candy-striped look.    For creative ideas & more...visit OUR BLOG!

Here's just a little bit about The {Stamps} of Life:

We feature high quality, made in the USA, clear stamps and digital stamps/brushes for stampers, card makers and scrapbookers. Feel free to browse our gallery with more than 2500 samples using our stamps, watch our free how-to videos and join our club!

Don't forget to leave a comment to win!

Thanks for stopping by!

Twine Lanterns

I found this cute idea online to make lanterns from string.  I thought the perfect thing to use would be bakers twine.  I loved using The Twinery twine because of the great colors they have to choose from.  I wasn’t sure if the color would show through after it was completed but it sure did!

Head over to The Twinery blog to check out my post!

Love Is In The Air....

Don't you just love Valentine's Day? I love the all the pinks and reds that go along with the special day, the cute little cards and trinkets you can find....just the overall feeling that it brings.

Here's a quick project I wanted to share with you!
(You can click on photos to see them larger)
I created this love banner that you can hang from your mantle, below a picture frame or you can attach it to magnets and put on your fridge like I did! I had so much fun putting it together.

I started with some manila shipping tags and of course, some luscious Maraschino twine from The Twinery!

I pulled out all of my love themed, red and pink embellishments and just started adding them on! This part was the most fun...just going through those little bits and baubles and finding just the right touch. It's also a great way to use up those leftover bits from kits!


And here's some close ups of each tag:

And here's some more of that lovely Maraschino!

It was such a fun project to make! I hope you dig through your fun bits and have as much fun creating your banner as I did!



Supplies Used:

Patterned Papers: K&Co; American Crafts

Bakers Twine: Maraschino, The Twinery

Stickers: Martha Stewart, Little Yellow Bicycle

Mini Label and large ticket: Inspire Lovely (Etsy)

Love Ticket: Jenni Bowlin

Flowers: K&Co

Feathers: Kitschy Digitals

Punches: EK Success, Martha Stewart

Alphas: Chip Chatter, Pressed Petals

Other: Doilies, heart trim, cupcake liner, shipping tags, heart clothespins

One Fine October Afternoon

I am part of a wonderful forum at For The Luv of Art. I absolutely love that place! Everyone is so friendly and supportive of each other. They also have fun challenges each week! This week I participated in it and I love the outcome.

The challenge was to create a layout/project using packaging from some supplies you have. Well I had to dig deep because I couldn't find any packaging that I wanted to use. Until I found this sample sheet that came in a pack from October Afternoon.

These squares immediately caught my eye! I decided to use this on my layout.

I cut the squares and placed them in a grid pattern, then stitched them down for my background. I love the OA paper anyway, so getting to use bits of all of them on my layout was extra fun.

And of course, you know how I love Wendy Hammer Designs felt goodies! I added the Banners and Stars to my layout too! I just thought they went perfectly!

I even used the packaging in the title of my layout!

Cardstock: Life Stories Line, My Minds Eye

Patterned Paper: Cherry Hill, October Afternoon (packaging)

Felt Banner and Stars: Wendy Hammer Designs

Alphas: Cherry Hill, October Afternoon; Chipboard Letters, The Paper Studio

Cardstock shapes: Cherry Hill, October Afternoon

Bakers Twine: Pink Sorbet, The Twinery

Other: shipping tag

I aslo used the Pink Sorbet twine from The Twinery to make a little pom for my title tag. I simply wound the twine around two of my fingers, tied it off in the middle and snipped the loops!

I love the Pink Sorbet! I think it's one of my favorite colors!
But if you can't decide, then I suggest grabbing this 15 yard Sampler Pack from The Twinery! You'll get eight delicious colors....one for every project you can think of!

Did I say absolutely love bakers twine?

Have a happy Friday and a great weekend!

I Design With Twine!

How are you surviving Black Friday? Did you brave the cold and crowds for that deal or snuggle up in your warm bed? Me, I stayed snuggled up and don't even plan on leaving the house today! That's my Black Friday.....I like it more relaxed so I can enjoy the holiday!

Anyhoo....I have some great news to share with you! I was asked to join the design team for

The Twinery!

I am beyond the moon excited! They will be making the formal announcement on their blog in the next few days but they said we were free to share with our blog readers so I wanted you to be the first to know!

They have some amazing twine to work with in some yummy colors so you must go check them out! In fact, there is a fantastic sale going on during their CYBER MONDAY sale at The Twinery!

Every order will be a whopping 30% off when you use the code CRAZYSALE30 at checkout!

Seriously, the best twine in the yummiest colors! I can just see them on packages, tags, gift bags, goodies, ans somebody stop me!!! LOL Really, this is a great sale and not one you will likely see again so score now!

Hope you have a wonderful Friday!