Artful Inkables New Moon Blog Hop

Welcome to our Customer and Design TeamTwilight Artful INKables blog hop! Make sure you start at the Artful INKables Blog, so you don't miss a single thing! To celebrate the release of NEW MOON today, we're highlighting the Artful INKables Twilight inspired sets: Into the Moonlight and Fictionally Inspired. Artful INKables also has a set of Vampire Romance Themed Charms available! Artful INKables is also sponsoring Twilight Tuesday’s Hop that include Twilight Prizes, so be sure to check them out today as well!

When I bought the Nestabilities Labels Seven, it was because it looked just like an open book; and it worked perfectly for this card. I printed the New Moon poster and sized it to fit.

I stamped the pages with several of the stamps from Artful Inkables’ Fictionally Inspired set. As you will notice, Jacob is on one side and Edward is on the other – just like in the books!

Stamps – Fictionally Inspired by Artful Inkables

Ink – Palette Noir Black

Paper – Real Red, Basic Black, GP White, Deja Views Wallflowers DP

Accessories – Labels Seven and Petite Ovals Nestabilities

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The next stop on the Twilight Tuesday hop is -- April D. – http://mousekemom.blogspot.com/

The next stop on the Artful Inkables hop is Michele Lourenco
http://enchantedstamper.blogspot.com/
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In case you get lost along the way, here’s the order of the hop

Kristin Soboloski http://artfulinkables.blogspot.com/
Margie Cortina http://ohbumbleismemargie.blogspot.com/
Alison Heikkile http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/
Jen Shults http://deconstructingjen.com/
Lois Bak http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/
Michele Lourenco http://enchantedstamper.blogspot.com/
Jodi Collins http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Olauson http://wannabecr8tive.blogspot.com/
Jen Pahoulis http://jen-pjpants.blogspot.com/
Juanita Gillen http://stampintwilghtmom.blogspot/
Donna Wardle http://donna-wardle.blogspot.com/
Joy Stagg http://daiseyfreak.blogspot.com/
Cathy Cunningham http://cathy-cunningham.blogspot.com/
Sherry Campbell http://workingandstamping.blogspot.com/
Michelle Woerner http://stopandstamptheroses.blogspot.com/
Crystal Irwin http://www.crystalkbk.blogspot.com/
Kathy Jones http://inspiredtostamp.blogspot.com/
Dani Chapman http://countyourbeautifulblessings.blogspot.com/
Tamara Bennett http://scrapcationgetaway.blogspot.com/
Tonya Klar http://www.stamphappens.com/
Jackie Rakoski http://stampingsister.blogspot.com/
Holly Endress http://www.hollybeary.com/

April Davis http://mousekemom.blogspot.com/

Make sure to leave a comment on each blog along the way for your chance to win your choice of 2 AI sets! Please leave your comments by Midnight, November 23rd!

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Oh, and by the way, just for the record: I AM TEAM JACOB!

Stampin'B's Challenge #33 - Red/White/Black & A Moon

Today is the day for which we’ve waited a long time – “New Moon” is released. I bought my ticket two weeks ago! It’s hard to believe that so many “non-teenagers” are all so gaga over a book which was written as a teenage love story. It must be something about the vampires! As the hostess for this week’s Stampin’B’s DT challenge, I couldn’t let the date pass without a New Moon-related challenge: a color challenge (red, white, and black) with a twist (must have a moon).

The trees are stamped in Palette Noir Black on GP White. I used my Stamp-a-ma-Jig to line up the horizon line and stamped it twice so that the trees would spread all the way across the white panel. Then I stamped the Stampscapes moon and stippled the sky. Granted, it’s a full moon not a new moon, but I’m thinking it still counts! I stamped the moon again, cut it out, and popped it up. The sentiment is from Artful Inkables Twilight-related set Fictionally Inspired, and I layered the panel with three Petite Ovals Nestabilities. It is stamped with Palette Noir Black and clear embossed.
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Stamps – Winter Woods by Rubber Stampede, Full Moon by Stampscapes, Fictionally Inspired by Artful Inkables
Ink – Palette Noir Black
Paper – Basic Black, GP White, Real Red DSP
Accessories – Clear ep, Ribbon, Petite Oval Nestabilities, Stipple brush
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Don't forget -- starting in December, the Stampin'B's DT Blog will be posted on THURSDAYS.

Twilight Tuesday #49 - At Home in Forks

It's been a while since I did a Twilight Tuesday card, and today's Inspiration Challenge (Home is Where the Heart Is) seemed like a good one to do. The challenge was to make a craft based on either a home discussed in the series or what means home to you.

I know that Charlie's house only has windows on the first floor in the front, but this Lizzie Anne Designs house looks pretty close. I masked the house when I stamped the trees. And, of course, there's Bella's truck in the yard. I didn't have a truck stamp that was the right size, so I printed a clip-art image from one of my graphic programs -- Printmaster from Broderbund. When I did the sky, I didn't want to do it in blue, because there are no blue skies in Forks, Washington. So I used Going Gray to make the cloudy sky. I added a little paper piercing on two sides and popped up the sentiment.

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Stamps - Welcome Home by Lizzie Anne Designs, Winter Woods by Rubber Stampede

Paper - White cardbase, SU Basic Gray and Cranberry Crisp

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Going Gray

Accessories - Prismacolor and Copic markers, Spellbinders Double-ended Tags, Corner rounder, Gem brads, Scallop punch for cloud template, Sponge dauber, Pop dots

Stampin'B's Challenge #23 - 3 x 3 Box

Nicole (ButterflyEars) was the challenge hostess this week on the Stampin'B's Design Team blog, and she had a fun challenge for us this week -- to make a 3 x 3 gift box and four matching cards. I had to check out the tutorial in the Resources section of Splitcoaststampers for the directions for a 3 x 3 box. Actually, I think my box came out around 3 1/4 x 3 1/4, but it was close enough.

The base of the box itself is SU Basic Black, covered with some G*C*D Floral Garden DP I had left over from a previous Twilight project. The base of the lid is SU Real Red, covered with Real Red DSP. As a true Twilight fan, I had purchased the two Artful Inkables stamp sets inspired by the Twilight phenomenon – Into the Moonlight and Fictionally Inspired. The image on the box depicts the covers of all four books in the series. Those images appear singly on each one of the covers. I stamped it with Palette Noir Black and colored with Prismacolor and Copic markers, sponging around the edge with Real Red. I cut out the squares with Nestabilities and tied the silver ribbon around the lid.

The four matching cards were quite simple – Flourishes Classic White, SU Real Red, and some more of the G*C*D Floral Garden DP. I had to make the envelopes using my Ultimate Crafters Companion Enveloper – what a great tool! I stamped the back of the envelope flaps with a small flourish from Swirly Q’s by Fiskars. I have already given this gift away to my daughter-in-law, another big Twilight fan.

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* Stamps - Into the Moonlight and Fictionally Inspired, both by Artful Inkables; Swirly Q's by Fiskars

* Paper - SU Basic Black, Real Red, Real Red DSP; G*C*D Floral Garden DP

* Ink - Palette Noir Black, SU Real Red

* Accessories - Prismacolor and Copic markers, Nestabilities, Silver ribbon, Sponge dauber

Twilight Find at Barnes & Noble

My friend Rosemary and I went to the movies last night. We saw "The Time Traveler's Wife," which we enjoyed quite a lot. We had arrived at the mall about 45 minutes early; so, after we bought our tickets, we wandered over to Barnes and Noble to see if they had any new Twilight stuff. Lo and behold, in among the books, calendars, key chains, etc., etc., what did we find? Rubber stamps!!! Who would have thought? Fortunately, there were two sets sitting on the counter. It might have gotten ugly if there had only been one set left. LOL!!!

When I got home, I naturally had to play with them. There are two other Twilight fans in my office -- one a Team Jacob (as am I) and the other a Team Edward. Not to play favorites, I made a card for each of them.

The background of the Team Jacob card is from Innovative Stamp Creations, which I colored with Prismacolor and Copic markers. I stamped Jacob, the wolf paw and the Twilight with Memento Rich Cocoa. The DP on the Team Edward card is some Deja Views paper I had left over from another Twilight project -- the colors are perfect. Edward is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black; the Team Edward, Cullen banner and Twilight are stamped in Versafine Black Onyx and embossed with Clear ep. The small photo corners and mat are SU Real Red.

If you're a Twilight fan, you should check out Twilight Tuesday. These cards are for their Challenge #45.
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* Stamps - Twilight from NECA
* Paper - Close to Cocoa, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Real Red, Basic Black, GP White, Deja Views DP
* Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa and Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx
* Accessories - Prismacolor and Copic markers, Nestabilities, Circle punches, EK Success Photo corner punch, Pop dots, Clear ep

Featured Stamper - Twilight Inspired

My card for SCS's Featured Stamper challenge this week is a birthday card for my daughter, a BIG Twilight fan, much like her mother!

I admit I had just started making a card when the Featured Stamper for this week was posted. Congrats to Kelly (a/k/a schirmcat)! So I looked through Kelly's gallery to see if I could find a card that had the feel of what I was going for. Voila, I found one -- her Dream Big Batik. I kept the two palm trees and the oval sentiment. What I changed was:

* A seashore scene rather than what looks like a desert
* The color scheme
* I added a second oval sentiment panel

Those of you who have read Twilight will understand the scene.

* Stamps - Beach Life by Flourishes, Fictionally Inspired by Artful Inkables
* Paper - Tempting Turquoise, Night of Navy, Bordering Blue, GP White
* Ink - Palette Noir Black, Night of Navy
* Accessories - Cuttlebug, D'Vine Swirl embossing folder, Prismacolor and Copic markers, Nestabilities

I also made the gift I'm giving my daughter - a charm bracelet, using charm I found on the Artful Inkables site when I was looking at the Twilight-inspired stamps. I have a friend who is much more talented in the jewelry-making department, but I think Kathi will enjoy this bracelet. It has eight charms, all Twilight-related.

July's Twilight Tuesday Sketch

I'm new to the Twilight Tuesday challenges but decided to dive right in.

This was a very interesting sketch. My inspiration was, obviously, Bella's truck, but I brought in her friendship for Jacob -- thus the nickname "Wolf Girl." I thought the truck would fit in the three-panel section; however I discovered that it was too big for a standard A2 card. I had some stray envelopes and found a slightly larger one into which a big-enough card would fit. (As an aside, I try to make cards that will fit in envelopes that I have gathered so that I will be able to mail them neatly.)

I colored the truck with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and then cut the panel into three sections, matting them in Real Red. In keeping with the Twilight colors, I used some Basic Gray DSP for the background. I stamped the sentiment in a punched square for the piece at the top right.

* Stamps - Into the Moonlight and Fictionally Inspired by Artful Inkables
* Ink - Palette Noir Black
* Paper - Basic Black, Real Red, GP White, Basic Gray DSP
* Accessories - Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Square punches