BWC#19 & SNEAK PEEK!

Hi Friends! I hope that everyone had a lovely weekend & a great start to this week. :o) This is todays brainwave challenge. I loved the color combo of the pink, vanilla, and chocolate. If you upload your creation to SCS... please use BWC in your keywords so that I can find your creation. :)

The stamp set used on my card is called, Friends & Lattes. It will be available soon from Treehouse Stamps! :) The background was made doing clear embossing on the chocolate chip cardstock to give it a depth. There are dimensionals beehind the large pretty pink scallop, the coffee cup, and again behind the tag and steam swirl. :) I used copic markers to color in my main image. Check out the girls creations for more inspiration!

Karen
Neva

I hope that you have a lovely day!
Hugs,
Ashley

Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (COMING SOON: Friends & Lattes)
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Vanilla, and Pretty in Pink
Ink: Versamark
Other: Clear Embossing powder, black embossing powder, heat gun, embossing buddy, white gel pen, scissors, copic markers, mega & giga scallop punches by marvey

Scary Treat... Tutorial

Hi Friends! Here is a little tutorial that I put together to show you the little tootsie pop covers that I came up with. I just thought I'd share! I hope you like it! :) Hugs, Ashley

You will Need:

~1- 5"x3" piece of cardstock (mine is certainly celery)

~1-scrap piece of white paper to punch out the back circle

~1-scrap piece of other color cardstock to punch out scallop

~crop-a-dile or hole punch

~ink

~coloring element

~stamps (mine are from Treehouse Stamps) Creepy Crawly

~tootsie pop

~ribbon

~dimensionals

~1 3/8" circle punch

~scallop punc

~scissors

Stamp your sentiment on 5"x3" piece of cardstock... then wrap it around sucker to figure out where you need to punch your holes.

Use a marker and put dots on each side of the sucker stem.

Punch holes through both sides of the cardstock and feed ribbon through.

Before you tighten the ribbon... put the sucker in there and tie in a bow

Stamp and color your image. Cut it out and place on the white 1 3/8" circle and scallop punch with a dimensional. I used a copic maker to color my bat. Then attach your scallop punch to the sucker cover with another dimensional and there you go! :o) A scary treat...that anyone will enjoy!! :o)

Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (Creepy Crawly)
Paper: Certainly Celery, Eggplant, white
Ink: black
Accessories: copic marker, 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop punch, crop-a-dile, acrylic block, dimensionals

Whew... 1st card in a week!

Howdy Friends! Whew! This is the first card I've made in a week...I've been sick! I'm starting to feel a little better! Lets just hope I continue to feel better. Since I haven't been feeling well...I decided to cancel this weeks brainwave challenge. Check back next week for another brainwave!

I decided to combine this weeks color and sketch challenges. :) I love both of these challenges. :) I used stamps that we (TREEHOUSE STAMPS) released this past week. I love the witches hat.

I embossed the hat in black ep and then used copic markers to color it. There are dimensionals behind the large eggplant scallop and then again behind the witch hat! :)

What do you think?!

Hugs, Ash-

Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (Creepy Crawly)
Paper: eggplant, taken with teal, old olive, white
Ink: versamark, black
Accessories: black embossing powder, dimensionals, white gel pen, black pen, babbles, corner rounding punch, ribbon, mega and giga scallop punches
Techniques: embossing

BWC#18 and August RELEASE!

Happy Brainwave Wednesday!!! :o) I hope everyone has been having a great week. I've been fighting a little bit of a cold and have been sleeping like crazy. So sorry I've been missing in action the past few days! Well, here is this weeks brainwave challenge!! :o) Remember to use BWC in your keywords if you upload to SCS! :o) Also, a little sneak peek of stamps being released TONIGHT at 12:01am!!!! :o) Check them out at: www.TreehouseStamps.com . I hope you can join us for this grand release!!! :o)

See more examples from these FANTASTIC ladies:
Vicky
Karen
Neva
Shannon

So Sad to say bye-bye to SU!'s in colors this week for the color challenge too! I'm excited about the new in colors though too. LOL! Today I decided to add lots of dimension to my card. The swirls in the background are clear embossed. There are dimensionals behind the large scallop circles, the sentiment, and the hat! :o) I used copic markers to color the image. I added the little jewels around the edges and added stickles glitter to them, the band of stars, the polka dots, and around the happy Halloween sentiment.

All of the stamps here will be available THURSDAY at 12:01am at: www.treehousestamps.com!


Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (Trick or Treat & Creepy Crawly... Releasing this THURSDAY)
Paper: purely pomegranate, decor paper, soft sky, white
Ink: black, versamark
Accessories: clear embossing powder, heat gun, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, big shot machine, nestabilites, copic markers, jewels, stickles, dimensionals
Techniques: embossing

Sneak Peek: Happy Fall Y'all

Hi Friends! Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is having a great weekend!!! Happy Sunday! Here is my card for today's featured stamper challenge. Thank goodness... I found a card that matched my card and could use it today! Woohoo!

There's a ton of dimension to this card! You can see more information about this card in a video I made! All stamps in this card will be released soon from Treehouse Stamps! ENJOY!

Hugs,

Ashley

Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (COMING SOON...Happy Fall Y'all)
Paper: pumpkin pie, really rust, chocolate chip, white, old olive
Ink: versamark, black (palette)
Accessories: clear embossing powder, heat gun, copic markers, dimensionals, ribbon, slit punch, mega and giga scallop punches, square punch, black embossing powder, heat gun, white gel pen
Techniques: embossing

Inspiration Challenge #139

Howdy Friends! Here is my card for today's inspiration challenge. :o) I decided to use the brown and blue bag as my inspiration, because they are two of my favorite colors together. :o) I used versamark with chocolate dye ink to ink the leaves in the background. This allowed me to do clear embossing on each of them. The "A" is also embossed. The "A" is from Papertrey ink's monogram set. The leaves are from Treehouse Stamps Lovely Lilies stamp set. :o) There are dimensionals behind the scallop circle and then again under the large blue square area. I hope you like it!

Hugs,
Ashley


Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (Lovely Lilies) and PTI (monogram set)
Paper: PTI: blue and chocolate cardstock, white
Ink: chocolate chip and versamark
Accessories: clear embossing powder, heat gun, PTI satin ribbon, 1" 1 1/4" 1 3/8" circle punches, circle scallop punch, dimensionals, signo white gel pen
Techniques: embossing

Dave Matthews Band & Willie Nelson

Howdy Friends! Well, we just walked in the door from the concert tonight. Yes, 1:15AM!!!!! We had a blast! :o) We had a chance to see Dave Matthews Band & Willie Nelson together here in Louisville, Ky. How fun is that?! LOL!!! I just wanted to stop in and tell you how much fun it was before I hit the pillow. I'm exhausted! I have a few pictures to upload later. :)
Hugs,
Ashley

21st Birthday, Blog Candy, and BWC card

Happy Friday! I'm sorry that I am a little behind this week. Yesterday was my little sisters 21st birthday! Happy Birthday, Whitney! I went home to celebrate with family...which was really night and got back home really early this morning. It was a lot of fun. :o) This is the birthday card I made Whitney. I used my new monogram stamper from www.tayloredexpressions.com . I LOVE IT! :o) The background stamp is from our Lovely Lilies stamp set and is clear embossed. I wanted to do a little something different...and this is what came out. :)

The random winner of the blog candy is:

Theresa from Crafting the Web

Congrats Theresa! Please send me your snail mail address to: ashleyscreativecorner@hotmail.com

I hope everyone has a great day!

Hugs,
Ashley

Brainwave Challenge... and SCS sketch challenge... Sneak Peek

Howdy Friends! I hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday. Here is the brainwave challenge for this week. :o)
Here is my card for todays sketch challenge! :o) Also, a little sneak peek. These trick or treat kids are coming soon from TREEHOUSE STAMPS (www.treehousestamps.com). The sentiment is also in the set...and I embossed it in black here. There are dimensionals behind the scallop circle and behind the kids. :o)Hugs, Ash~

Stampin' Up sets for SALE!!!!!

Howdy Friends! Over the past week I have been working on organizing my stamp room. It is time to sell some of my Stampin' Up! sets!!! I love each and every set, but I've wrongfully neglected some of them. It is my hope that they find very loving homes! :o) Please read the following carefully and email me (ashleyscreativecorner@hotmail.com) if you're interested in any of these sets. The sets in grey have been claimed.

Important Information:

--I will only ship Priority Mail. Usually 1 small set will fit in a Flat Rate envelope for $4.75. Otherwise, the next best rate will most likely be $9.30 for a Flat Rate box.-

-I will only accept PayPal for payment. I apologize to those of you without a PayPal account, but I just don't have time to wait for checks and run to the bank, etc.

--When you email me, please include your full name, the sets you are interested in, and the email address where you would like me to send a PayPal invoice. Once I figure shipping costs, I will send you an invoice through PayPal.


A Light Heart $5.00
All Natural $5.00
And Everything Nice $12.00
Big Blooms $15.00
Big Pieces$15.00
Both Way Blossoms$7.00
Doodle That $10.00
Event Full $5.00
Everyday Flexible Phrases $15.00
Fabulous Flowers $10.00
Garden Collage$5.00
Glorious Gifts $7.00
I like your Style $7.00
Laundry Notes $10.00
Living Large $10.00
Love it $5.00
Love Ya Bunches $7.00
Loving Hearts $3.00
Nice & Easy Notes $10.00
Pick a Petal $14.00
Polka Dots & Petals $5.00
Priceless $15.00
Right at Home $10.00
Sassy Stems $7.00
Sidekick Sayings $5.00
Simply Said $15.00
Springtime Stems $3.00
Stew Pot Pals $15.00
Stinkin Cute $10.00
Stipple Celebrations $5.00
Take Three $12.00
Time Well Spent $18.00
Very Punny $7.00
World Tour $7.00

BLOG CANDY!! My 600th post!

***This post will be on top until June 30th...so please scroll down for new posts!***

Howdy Friends!! So, this is my 600th Post!! Hard to believe there has been that many. LOL!!! Call me blogger crazy! hehehe... So, I thought I would give away a little blog candy. Would you like to win our Life's a Picnic stamp set? All you have to do is leave me a comment on this post between now and July 30th at 12:00pm for a chance to win! :o) I will pick a random winner. You will also receive a few other various gifts too. :o) Good Luck!!! Hugs, Ashley :o)

TLC challenge...and Sneak Peek!

Hay, Happy Wishes! hehehe!! I hope you are having a great Monday morning. :o) Here is my card for today's Technique Challenge. We were to use the "blintz base" fold for our card. It is a type of origami fold. You can find the directions HERE! When I was a little girl... I lived for origami! Seriously! I loved creating animals, stars, ect... doing origami. The stamps used in this card are COMING SOON from Treehouse Stamps. :o) "Hay, Happy Wishes" has a 2nd stamp in the set that says "from our farm to yours." The handwritting in perfect child form on purpose. :) What do you think?

Have a great day! HUGS, Ash~


Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (Set coming soon)
Paper: really rust, chocolate chip, white, old olive, decor paper from SU!
Ink: black
Accessories: Su! markers, 1 1/4" 1 3/8" scallop punches, 1/8" circle punch, brads, scallop circle punch, square punch (for banner)

Featured Stamper: All Legs (Sneak Peek)

Happy Sunday, friends! I hope everyone is having a lovely day. Here is my card for today's featured stamper challenge. I picked this card as my inspiration: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...p;ppuser=93535

All of the stamps on my card will be COMING SOON from Treehouse Stamps. :o) What do you think? :)
Hugs,
Ash~


Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (Creepy Crawly...Coming Soon)
Paper: eggplant, old olive, white
Ink: black
Accessories: copic markers, stickles, dimensionals, 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch, 1/8" circle punch, brads, ribbon

Limited Supplies Challenge: Birthday Wishes

Howdy Friends! Here is my card for todays limited supplies challenge! :o) Here were the rules:

"First, I realized I don’t do birthday cards very often, so this was particularly a challenge for me and is the first part of the challenge – to use a birthday theme.Next, I would like you to use four layers or less. I have been thinking about this a lot, and I think in the future that when I post a challenge the amount of layers won’t matter, because I figure we ALL have paper, right?? For this one, though, stick to four layers or less. The last aspect of this challenge is the toughest. You may use ink pads, but NO OTHER form of ink or coloring (this includes markers of any kind, crayons, colored pencils, gel pens, blender pens, etc.). If you have a bold image, that should not be a problem. But, if you choose to use a line image, you will have to paper piece the colors into your image if you wish to fill it in. The beauty of it, though, is that all of the paper-pieced parts only count as ONE LAYER (thought I’d make at least PART of this a little easier).Also, ribbon/cord is the ONLY allowed embellishment (I know, this may be tough). Please, no Cuttlebugging, Stickles, brads, eyelets, Primas, Nestabilities, etc. Punches are okay, but try to limit them (I only used them for the sentiment.) Stick with the paper, ink and ribbon (and, of course, your stamps!) Have fun!!"

So... this is what came out! LOL!! Good thing it was a birthday theme. I needed a birthday card as I'm working on making birthday raks for a few (16) Splitcoaststampers. LOL!! :o) The stamps on this card are from: http://www.treehousestamps.com/!

Have a great day!
Hugs,
Ash~

Stamps: Treehouse Stamps
Paper: rose red, decor paper, white
Ink: black
Accessories: white gel pen, ribbon, dimensonals

KW Challenge #17

Howdy Cupcake! LOL!! :o) I hope everyone is having a beautiful Thursday. Here is my card for KWerner's color challenge this week. :o) I loved the color combo and just had to participate: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Sage Shadow, and Whisper White. You can't tell by the picture, but there is tons of dimension to this card. There 1/4" dimensionals behind the large rose red panel and then again under the cupcake (which is cut out). All of the stamps are from Treehouse Stamps. :o) By the way... if you haven't heard we are having a 15% off special until the end of July... all you have to do is use promo code: YOUROCK when you check out! :)

Well, have a beautiful day!
Hugs,
Ashley

stamps: Treehouse Stamps
ink: rose red, black
paper: sage shadow, regal rose, rose red, whisper white
other: stickles, dimensionals, copic markers, white gel pen, ribbon, corner rounding punch, mega and giga scallop circle punches

Brainwave Challenge #16 and Sneak Peeks

Howdy Friends! This weeks brainwave challenge is a sketch. Here are two examples of the sketch that I put together. :o) The way you add the sentiment at the bottom of your card is totally up to you. All of the stamps used on these cards are sneak peeks of stamps that will be released soon from Treehouse Stamps! :o) Remember to use BWC or BWC16 in your key words if you upload to SCS. :o) Good Luck and remember to have fun!

I'm heading to Bloomington, IN and Little Nashville, IN for the day. I hope you have a great day!

Hugs,
Ashley

Happy Anniversary & Color Challenge & Sneak Peek!

We were married 4 years ago today in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic! :o)

Howdy Friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful Tuesday! :o) Here is my card for today's color challenge. I LOVE these colors together (river rock, vanilla, and soft sky). So Pretty! I used Oliver Owl and sentiment that will be available from TREEHOUSE STAMPS...COMING SOON! :o) I used copic markers to color Oliver in. THere are dimensionals under the large soft sky scallop circle, Oliver, and The "Hoo-ppy Birthday" sentiment. :o) I made this card for my sisters birthday...which is on July 31st. She will be 21 this year! LOL! Here i my 2nd card for today's color challenge. Today is our 4th wedding anniversary. We've been together 7 years and married 4. It's been perfect every step of the way... and I hope it continues down this path. :o) I made this card for my hubby. I used Stampin' Up's big deal stamp set and the heart from Treehouse Stamps (http://www.treehousestamps.com)...home/ Grown stamp set. Have a great day!

hugs,

Ash~

Heading to Mammoth Cave...

Green River

Where Mammoth Cave is Located Howdy Friends! Happy Monday!! I'm getting ready to head on to bed early (12:30am) for me. LOL! I'm meeting up with a couple of girlfriends at 7am to head down to Mammoth Cave National Park tomorrow. We are going to be cave exploring in the morning, eating a picnic lunch, and then we will be canoeing down the Green River the rest of the day. :o) It's going to be so much fun! I can't wait!!! :o) Stephen and I spent three days down that way, but that was about six years ago now. LOL! I'll have lots of photos to share with you tomorrow night. Until then... Good Night and Happy Monday Wishes!!!

Hugs,

Ashley

Aug. Sneak Peak 1... Beware of Scare

Howdy Friends! I hope everyone is having a great weekend! :o) Here is my card for today's featured stamper challenge. :) Here is the card I decided to use as my inspiration:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...p;ppuser=18434

Today I used a couple of stamps that will be released from Treehouse Stamps in the near future. LOL! "Beware there's a Scare in the Air!" I really love this sketch...it's a great one! Enjoy your weekend and have fun! Hugs, Ash~

***UPDATE: Cupcake Fun is finally available again!!! :o)

Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (Creepy Crawly...COMING SOON)
Paper: Taken with teal, PTI (spring moss), white, eggplant, decor paper
Ink: black
Accessories: ribbon, corner rounding punch, brads, 1/8" circle punch, dimensionals, white gel pen, black pen, nestabilites, big shot machine, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/2" circle punch, marvy mega scallop punch, PTI ribbon

Happy Birthday, Angela!

Howdy Friends! How is your weekend going so far?! Mine is going wonderfully. I've been stamping like crazy. Thursday was my last day at work so I've been doing a lot of work for my company (Treehouse Stamps). Yesterday Stephen and I planned on going to the drive in to see The Dark Knight and Hancock. Well, we got there 1 1/2 hours early...and it was PACKED out already! So, we ended up going mini golfing and out to dinner. We are getting ready to leave to head to the regular movies to see The Dark Knight. Then we have a birthday party to attend. It is Angela's 40th birthday! :o) I made this little set of stationary for her. I hope she likes it. All of the stamps came from Papertrey Ink. Well, we've gotta get going to the movies! Have a great day!
Hugs,
Ashley :o)