Calling All Sistahs

Ladies, it is that time of the month again.  Time to do your monthly self-breast exams and schedule your yearly mammogram if you are due.  With the holidays fast approaching, I want to be sure that make time for yourself.  It just could save your life!

Video Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuOMa6XF_UA

Let's hop!  I'm the last stop on the hop, so if you started with me or even somewhere in the middle, head up to the top and visit CASual Fridays Stamps blog.  Comment on each stop of the hop for your best chance to win one of the 3 $15 gift certificates Michele is giving away to the CASual Fridays Store.

I would also like to invite you to be a part of our hop next month.  If you would like to be a stop on the blog hop for the 17th of the month, please email me at sistahoodhop @ outlook .com and let me know.  Just for participating you have a chance to win one a $15 gift certificate too!  You can also join  our Facebook group to get news and reminders.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1015868698493563/

Now go hop!  :)

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps <<<start here>>>
Jeanne Jachna
Kara Stainbrook 
Kelly Griglione
Kimberly Rendino
Laurel Beard
Lisa Lahiff
Lori Kobular
Lori McAree
Nora Noll
Penny Ward
Sandi Pressley
Shona Chambers
Sue Nagata
Vicki Dutcher
Heather North <<<you are here

Stamps: Be, Word Ribbon (CASual Fridays Stamps)
Ink: 025 (Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker) Festive Berries, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet (Distress) Versamark
Paper: Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper (Ranger) Basic Black (Stampin' Up)
Accessories: Blueprints (My Favorite Things) Opaque Bright White Super Fine Embossing Powder (WOW), MISTI

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Wilted Violet

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Festive Berries

Ranger Distress Woodgrain Cardstock

Hero Arts Embossing Gun

Powder Tool Adhesive Deactivator

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 025, Pink

My Sweet Petunia Mini MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool

The Magnet Source Magnets, Neodymium Super Disc 5/8

Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet

VersaMark Ink Pad

Ranger Multi Medium, Matte Mini, 1/2 oz.

Quilled Creations Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle 0.5 oz.

My Favorite Things Die-namics, Blueprints 27

Scotch Double-Sided Foam Mounting Tape

WOW Embossing Powder, Super Fine - Opaque Bright White

Foundations Box is Live

Today is the day that Catherine Pooler's new Foundations Box goes on sale.  Can I get a woot-woot!  You can pick up your box right now here.  But, you might want to pick up a box for someone on your Christmas list that wants to get started in stamping.  Wouldn't it be fun to share this with them on Christmas morning?  There's even a little gift tucked inside each box.  Check out the video below to learn more.

You can read Catherine's blog post and see more pictures here.  Just a little note about these bracelets.  While I was at the StampNation Dream Team retreat Kristie and I, along with other members of Catherine's team, tied a bow around each of these little bracelets for you.  <3  It was a labor of love to gift these to you.  You make a difference in the lives of your loved ones every time you send or give a handmade card.  Enjoy this special gift from Catherine as an acknowledgement for all you do for your friends and family.

Foundations Box Day 2

Wow, the blog hop yesterday was incredible.  Thank you for all the wonderful comments.  Yes, I read each one.  :) It's fun to hear your excitement for the new inks, and stamps.  Today I have a couple more cards, and another video for you.  These are 2 of my favorite cards, because they are clean & simple, yet colorful & playful.

Stamps: For Everything, Spot On (Catehrine Pooler Designs)
Ink: Grass Skirt, Fiesta Blue, Midnight (CPD)
Paper: Bright White (CPD)
Accessories: Round Block (CPD)

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAJL8DES_J0

Stamps: Spot On (Catehrine Pooler Designs)
Ink: Orange Twist, Rockin' Red, Midnight (CPD)
Paper: Bright White (CPD)
Accessories: Round Block (CPD)

Catherine has already chosen the winner from yesterday's blog hop.  Was it you?  Clicky to go to her blog and find out, then join in day 2 of blog hops for another chance of winning & inspiration.

Back to Fun-Damentals

We are going back to basics this week for the new Catherine Pooler Designs, Foundations release.  This box is perfect for any stamper, but especially for brand new stampers, because it includes everything you need to get started.  Stamps for just about every occasion that can be mixed and matched with ease, plus high quality bright white (pre-scored) paper, an innovative round clear block design with finger grips and INK!  Yes, you read that right, Catherine has come out with her own line of ink, and you know this is going to be perfection!

When I sat down to create the required 3 cards I overshot my mark and created 9+ the first day.  Usually I struggle with one layer cards and clean & simple design, but not this time.  The ideas were flowing and I felt like I only scratched the surface of the potential of this collection.

Catherine asked us to make a couple of one layer cards and then 1 card that was stepped up just a little.  Here is my stepped up version of the card above.

 Video below shows how I made my first 2 cards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-7RDCurgJg

Stamps: For Everything (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink: Fiesta Blue, Midnight (CPD)

Paper: Bright White (CPD)
Accessories: Circle Block (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Later this week I will have a video for my 3rd card. (I'm shooting for Friday, if you want to come back here.)  I thought this one was super fun.  When Catherine was asking me what I wanted in a little set I said, an envelope with a heart on it or a heart option.  She delivered!

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Stamps: For Everything (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink: Fiesta Blue, Grass Skirt, Midnight, Orange Twist, Rockin' Red (CPD)

Paper: Bright White (CPD)
Accessories: Circle Block (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Here's a sneak peek of some of the cards and videos I'll be sharing this week.

But first, a Blog Hop!  If you have joined here first, or somewhere else along the hop, you will want to start back up at the top, and hit Catherine's blog.  Leave a comment by 9am EST on Tuesday for your chance to win one of these boxes for free!  Woot-Woot!!!  Then come back tomorrow and start at Catherine's blog for day 2 of blog hops and giveaways.

Catherine Pooler <<<go here next>>>

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Evans

Allison Cope

Chrissie Tobas

Heather North <<<you are here

Sew Saturday ~ Seriously

Hello quilting friends, it has been a loooooooong time since I shared what's been going on in my stamp room.  Like, seriously, a long time.  I went back to look at the last thing I had shared with you and it was from May!  What?!  In the summer I don't sew as much and my Fall has been slammed with travel, family "stuff" and work, but I had no idea that it has been almost 6 months since I posted a Sew Saturday.  Time to get caught up here on the blog.  I'll go back to May and share what was going on in my stamp room.

Here was my design wall.  On the far left is my son Michael's quilt.  It hasn't gotten very far.  :( Beside those is a small 4 patch I'll be sharing next week.  ;)  After that is a batch of blocks I got at a recent charity sew-in for our guild.  Someone donated the blocks and I took them to try and make a quilt out of it to donate through our guild.  Finally, on the far right, is the Christmas quilt I started a couple of Christmases ago.  It has been sloooooooow progress on this quilt, but I am in the final stretch.  Of course that means I have all the difficult blocks left to do.  LOL

On to Grandma's quilt.  After visiting her in March and showing her the completed top I came home to quilt the top.

I quilted around each of the petals, and stopped to decide I wanted to fill in with another pattern, a repeating pattern of the petals, or leave it as it is and work on the border.

Just in case you missed my previous post, here is grandma with her quilt top.  I wanted to be sure it was long enough to cover her.  Grandma lives 650 miles away from me, so I wasn't sure if I would need to send the quilt or be able to hand deliver it.  It was wonderful to see her reaction.  She didn't want me to take it back with me, but I finally convinced her I would make it warmer for her and bring it back.  :) 

Happy Birthday Beautiful

This card is similar to the card I shared earlier this week.  In fact, I made them at the same time. ;) 

The background was created with Zig Real Brush markers and a few spritz of water, but I only embossed one flourish for this card and added a die cut sentiment.  To give the sentiment dimension, yet not too much, I layered 2 die cuts on top of each other.

Stamps: Beautiful World (Gina K Designs)
Ink: 021, 025, 026, 050, 052 (Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers) Versamark
Paper: Black  (SU) Bristol (Strathmore)
Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder (SU) Blueprints 20 (My Favorite Things)

Powder Tool Adhesive Deactivator

WOW Embossing Powder, Super Fine - Metallic Gold Rich Pale

Hero Arts Embossing Gun

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 021, Light Carmine

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 025, Pink

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 026, Light Pink

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 050, Yellow

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 052, Bright Yellow

Essentials by Ellen, Julie's Smooth Bristol, 20pc-5.5" x 5.5"

Strathmore Bristol Pad 9x12

My Sweet Petunia Mini MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool

The Magnet Source Magnets, Neodymium Super Disc 5/8

VersaMark Ink Pad

Ranger Multi Medium, Matte Mini, 1/2 oz.

Quilled Creations Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle 0.5 oz.

My Favorite Things Die-namics, Blueprints 20

Penny Black Dies, Your Day

Memory Box Dies, Happy Birthday All Star

Elizabeth Craft Designs Dies, Quietfire Happy Birthday by Suzanne Cannon

Elizabeth Craft Designs Dies, Quietfire Thinking of You by Suzanne Cannon