Featured Stamper Challenge...Cozy Chocolate

Howdy Friends! I hope everyone is having a Cozy Sunday! Here is my card for today's Featured Stamper Challenge. My husband inspired my card in respect to me using this mug from www.treehousestamps.com which is hand drawn by me after my favorite fancy mugs. Well, I was fell asleep on the couch and he just woke me up with my favorite mug full of warm hot chocolate (MY FAV). :o) YUMMY!!! So, today's Featured Stamper Rocks! I used this card as inspiration: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...p;ppuser=54696. I hope you have a wonderful and Cozy day! HUGS! Ash~


Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (Snowball Fight)
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Whisper white, Decor paper
Ink: Brilliant Black, chocolate, whisper white
Accessories: heat gun, corner rounding punch, ticket corner punch, pearls, ribbon, dimensionals, white gel pen, liquid applique, copic markers, 3/4" circle punch

Hi, My Friend...

Hi, my Friends! :o) I hope you are having a wonderful relaxing Saturday evening! I spent the day picking up the house and relaxing with Stephen. I think we've watched 5 movies today and just chilled out...which is a nice change. I haven't stamped much lately...other than for Christmas gifts. I just made this fun little card for a friend of mine. I used foam sticky letters from Hobby Lobby for the "Hi" and hand wrote the "my friend". I love the fun colors too. Well, I'm off to watch Ghost Hunters "TAPS!" I love that show! hehehehe! Hugs to all! Ash~

stamps: none

paper: Kraft, and SU decor paper

ink: none

other: ribbon, foam letters, copic black 1.0 drawing pen, pearls

Our Christmas... spent in the ER! & Sketch Challenge!

Happy Thursday Everyone! Sorry I've been away for a couple of days! Do I have a story for you! So Christmas was wonderful this year...until we ended up spending from 6pm Christmas night until midnight in the Clark Memorial Hospital emergency room. So, we went to Stephen's family Christmas first where he received a gift of new spelunker lights...you know the ones you wear on your head and they are hands free... a new knife, and a tool set. So, we leave around 6pm to head to Christmas with my family which is about 45 minutes away. So, we get on the road and Stephen opens his spelunker lights and has one on his head, but like a child needed the other 2 (there were 3 in the package) and the batteries in the bottom of the package. I had no idea what he was doing in the seat next to me since I was driving. Well, next thing I know... here's how the conversation went:

Stephen: Ashley, I think I just cut my leg.
Ashley: WHAT?!?!?! YOU BETTER BE JOKING!
Stephen: No, I think it is really bad too!
Ashley: OMG!!!!! WHAT WERE YOU DOING?!
Stephen: I was opening my lights with my new knife and my hand slipped and the knife went into my leg!
Ashley: OMG! OMG! OMG! (I was freaking out!)

So, we pull off the road and my head is against the window praying there isn't blood EVERYWHERE! He pulls down his pants and sure enough...there was a big hole in his leg! It truly looked like a gun shot wound! So, at that moment I turned the car around and rushed him to the ER, called my family and said we wouldn't be making it this Christmas, and spent 1/2 of Christmas in the hospital. The picture above is of Renee who was the Physicians Assistant that stitched Stephen up...she totally rocks! :o) If you'd like to see the actual pictures I took of the wound...then feel free to email me at: ashleyscreativecorner@hotmail.com and I would be happy to share! :o) I was going to post them on here...but I'm sure some of you don't want to see. So, needless to say... 10 stitches and a lot of pain meds later...he is feeling better...some what. So, that's my story about our Christmas 2007! That's one for our books so far! LOL!!! So, have a great evening! I'm off to bed! Hugs to all! Ash~

Here is the card I made for Wednesday's Sketch Challenge on SCS. :o) I used the snowman from the Winter Memories stamp set from www.treehousestamps.com . Isn't he/she cute! :o) The sentiment is from A Muse. Hugs to all! Ash~

Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (Winter Memories), A muse sentiment
Paper: chocolate chip, soft sky, whisper white, soft sky SU! decor paper
Ink: black
Accessories: mega and giga scallop punches, white gel pen, corner rounding punch, copic markers, stickles, ribbon, prima flowers, brads

Merry Christmas Eve...Lots to Share! :o)

Chocolate Pinecone Ornament
Bottom of Chocolate Pinecone Ornament

Chex Mix... It is literally spread out in a 3 1/2 foot span. LOL!!!
Yummy! Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Oh, I love white chocolate! Can't go wrong here!

Coaster 1 in a set of 4...I'm making 2 sets of 4 as Gifts

Coaster #2 of 4

Coaster #3 of 4

This is a Canvas Clock made out of an artist canvas. I'm making 12 of these this year...this is just one of them. :o) All of them are different designs. I bought the clock works at Hobby Lobby.

Happy Holidays from Winston...who just woke up from a nap on 2 warm electric blankets! :o)

Here is a pine cone ornament I made as a gift. You can see a wonderful tutorial here: http://inkspirations.blogspot.com/2006/11/its-here-tutorial-for-pinecone-balls.html

Bottom of Ornament

One of my sisters small gifts. There are 8 love notes with her favorite animal...the elephant! :o) I hope she likes it!

See tutorial for this little purse... http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2007/12/2-1.html

Close up of one of the love notes! :o)

Happy Christmas Eve, my Friends!!! :o) I have lots to share today, huh?! LOL! It is 5:30am and I haven't been to bed. That's what I get for waiting until the last minute. What are your plans this holiday?

I'm going to be up all night long! I say every year I will be ready ahead oftime, but it never happens!!! :o) LOL!!!! Lets see...my projects on mytable as we speak. I have 2 sets of 4 coasters in the oven to dry so Ican color/paint them in...they are gifts. Then I have 12 -8x10 canvas drying waiting for me to decorate and convert into clocks as gifts,chex mix in the oven to make into tins for gifts. LOL!!! :o) hehehe!!Told you I haven't gotten a thing done early this year!We are leaving at noon today (Christmas Eve) for Taylorsville, IN which is about an 1 1/2 hours away for my dads families Christmas.Then we will go back to my parents in Seymour, In which is an hour away from here. We have tradition that we open presents at the strike of 12:01am on Christmas!! LOL!! I know we are weird...but we've donethis since we were little kiddos!!! :o) After opening presents(around 2am) we will head back home. Then we will be at Stephen's parents house at 9am to open gifts. Then we can relax at home for a couple of hours. Then we are going to his families Christmas at his grandparents in Jeffersonville, IN which is only 15 minutes away at2:00pm...but then we have to be at my families Christmas at 4pm in Scottsburg, IN which is about 45 minutes from there. LOL!! Dang...weare are exhausted every single year after Christmas...I wonder why?!?!?! LOL!!!! I'm excited though! Well, I better get back to work if I ever want to finish sometime tonight! Hugs to all!! MERRY CHRISTMAS! Ash~

Valentine House...

Well, it's been a long time since I've posted two creations in one day! LOL!!!! I turned down brunch with my husbands family so I could stamp. Isn't that terrible?! LOL!! I'm sure all you stampers out there understand. hehehehe!!! We'll be together for the holidays... so I figure I just need to take some "me time" today! :o) So, when I spoke with Lori Craig of Splitcoaststampers the other day she said the little house in our Winter Memories stamp set made her think of it being the perfect little Valentine's house! :o) So, I decided to try it out! I made the sentiment on my computer and used punches to punch it out. I used copic markers to color in my little sweet house. :o) I hope you like it!!! Creativity at it's best...Ms. Lori! :o) Hugs to all! Ash~

stamps: Treehouse Stamps
ink: black
paper: real red, whisper white, random heart decor paper
other: 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circle punches, ribbon, 1/8" circle punch, corner rounding punch, liquid applique, copic markers, heat gun, brads

You're the Perfect Package!

Happy Saturday, Friends!!! :o) Can you believe Christmas is just a few days away?! OMG... where in the world does time go?! LOL!!!! So, how much do you love the new Hanna Stamps? hehehe!! I love her! She was such a blast to color and so pretty too!!! I decided to make some Christmas cards using Ms. Hanna this year!!! I love coloring her with copic markers. She is up on dimensionals too. I thought those 3 little pearls were the perfect ending touch! :o) Well, I hope you have a wonderful day! I'm off to stamping again! LOL!! Hugs to all! Ash~

stamps: Hanna Stamps
ink: black
paper: chocolate chip, whisper white, bravo burgundy, random decor paper
other: copic markers, clear acrylic blocks, pearls, dimensionals, ribbon

Simple Embrace... Limited Supplies Challenge

Howdy Friends! I haven't had a chance to do a challenge since Monday this week. I picked this card from my gallery to simplify: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...p;ppuser=93536. I decided to use the new Stampin' Up! Stamp set "embrace life" that will be available January 1st. :o) Hugs to all! Have a great FRIDAY! Ash~


Stamps: Embrace Life (SU!)
Paper: taken with teal, certainly celery, soft sky, and whisper white
Ink: black and certainly celery
Accessories: corner rounding punch, stickles, copic markers, ribbon, white gel pen

Chocolate Tie Affair... TLC Challenge

Happy Monday Morning. Man it is 3am and I should be in bed, but I'm not. LOL!! I'm sure like everyone else... I too am up working on some Christmas cards. Again for todays Tech. challenge I used soft sky and chocolate. LOL!!! We were to do the Dazzling Diamond dust technique. It is hard to tell from the picture but there are actually small snowflakes on the white glitter part in soft sky too. :o) The snowflakes come from the Winter Memories stamp set from Treehouse Stamps (www.treehousestamps.com). I didn't feel that this card need a sentiment. :o) I did a triple layer scallop... which I love! lOL!! Hugs to all! Have a great week! Hugs! Ash~


Stamps: Treehouse Stamps
Paper: soft sky, glossy white, chocolate chip
Ink: soft sky, versamark
Accessories: I.I. embossing powder, heat gun, ribbon, corner rounding punch
Techniques: Dazzling Diamond Dust Technique

Featured Stamper and Another Christmas Card Design

Happy Snowy Sunday! :o) Here is my Featured Stamper Challenge Card. Here is the card I cased: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...mp;ppuser=9557. I'm totally stuck on very vanilla, soft sky, and a touch of chocolate chip for my Christmas cards this year! :o) I sprayed all the vanilla cardstock with gold glitter mist so it is all sparkly in real life. The beautiful vanilla ribbon is from Jacksonbelle Embellishments. The snowflake and snowman are from the Winter Memory Stamp set from TREEHOUSE STAMPS (www.treehousestamps.com). The Sentiment is from Elzybellas. The snowman is up on dimensionals. Then I did liquid applique on the scallops and to make it look like snow is falling! Hugs to all! Happy Holiday! Ashley


Stamps: Treehouse Stamps (Winter Memories), Elzybells
Paper: soft sky, very vanilla
Ink: chocolate chip
Accessories: copic markers, gold glitter mist, clear block, ribbon, mega and giga scallop punches, liquid applique, heat gun, dimensionals

Blog Candy Winner!!!!!

Happy Sunday, Everyone! Brrrrr.... it is a chilly one out there!!!! Well, it is time for me to announce the Random winner of my Blog Candy!! :o) Drum Roll Please...


The Winner IS:


MICHELE KOVACK
who said...
I love both sets, but especially the winter memories. I really like your on-line store and can't wait to see what else you come up with!

Thank you so much everyone for your comments! We've truly taken all of then into account and will continue to improve as we grow. :o) Love you all! Have a great day! Hugs! Ash~

Christmas Cards

Happy Saturday, Everyone!!! :o) I hope you're having a wonderful weekend so far and continue to do so. We woke up to a winter white wonderland this morning. It was a very small amount of snow...but snow none the less. LOL!!! I believe it inspired my Christmas cards that I'm working on today. I used the snowman from our Winter Memories Stamp Set that we released this week. I used my copic markers to color him in! The sentiment is from Elzybells and truly fits the cards perfectly. There is so much dimension to these cards with the embossing, liquid applique, and dimensionals. We hope that the people receiving these Christmas cards will love them! hehehehe!!! It is all glittery too! I sprayed it with Iridescent Gold Glitter Mist! If you haven't tried that stuff... you need too!! SO COOL! Well, I hope you have a fantastic day! Hugs! Ash~

PS) Remember to sign up for the blog candy giveaway! We pick the winners tomorrow!! :o)

Stamps: Treehouse Stamps, Elzybells
paper: soft sky, whisper white
ink: black,
other: copic markers, liquid applique, dimensionals, iridescent gold glitter mist, mega and giga scallop circle punches, corner rounding punch, ribbon, heat gun

Canada!

Howdy Friends! So, we've heard the cry from several of our friends from Canada!!!! We've decided to not only do free shipping on a $40 or over order for the US...but Canada too! So, if you live in Canada and place an order with us over $40 then you will get free shipping too!!! :o) We hope this will help you & make you smile!!! Hugs to all! Ashley

Turtle Fun!

Howdy Friends! Here's my card for today's limited supplies challenge. I used the turtle, snowflakes, and sentiment from sets that we released this week on Treehouse Stamps. www.treehousestamps.com. It is hard to see, but I added liquid applique to make it look like fluffy snow is falling and a blanket of snow on the ground. ALso the main image with layers is up on 1 set of dimensionals and the sentiment is up on 2 sets of dimensionals. So, there is actually a ton of dimension to this card! :o) Thanks for looking!

Stamps: Treehouse Stamps
Paper: whisper white, soft sky, and wild wasabi
Ink: black, soft sky
Accessories: acrylic block, ribbon, copic markers, liquid applique, dazzling diamonds, 2 way glue, dimensionals, small and large oval punches, corner rounding punch, 1/8" circle punch

Finals, Store Open, and BLOG CANDY!!!!!!!!

Holy Cow! It's been a busy week so far! LOL!!! I just finished my last final for the semester in Asian History after work yesterday. Then I rushed up for the opening of our e-commerce stamp company called, Treehouse Stamps. Then I rushed over to Kristin's house so we could work on our business and all that fun stuff. So, would you like to win one of the stamp sets we just posted for sale? See the links below for a chance to win a set. We will be giving away 6 sets! :o) All you have to do is check out our store at: http://www.treehousestamps.com/ . Then come back here and make a comment about your likes, dislikes, and/or suggestions. :o) We are so excited about our new store and hope that we will continue serving you for years to come! So, head on over to http://www.treehousestamps.com/ for a chance to win. OH Yea! I will post the winner at noon this Sunday. Hugs to all! Ash~

Amber Hillman
Ann Fitton
Elizebeth Neumann
Kelly Sampson

Kristin Edwards

Ashley Bowen

TREEHOUSE STAMP IS OPEN!!!

We are open for Business!!!!

www.Treehousestamps.com

Hugs! Ash~

Today's the Big Day!! Plus, Sketch and color challenges!

HAPPY WEDNESDAY! Well, today is the BIG Opening Day for Treehouse Stamps!!! It is 1:15am and we have like 18 hours until we fully open our online store! I'm so nervous, but all excited too! LOL!!! Below are two cards that I made tonight to showcase a few of the stamps that will be released tonight! I hope you like them! Hugs! Ash~

I decided to break out my favorite moose in the world! :o) The moose, sentiment, and snowflakes are all in stamp sets that will be released today! :o) They are from my company called, Treehouse Stamps! I used copic markers to color the main image and liquid applique on the snowball, snow on the ground, the 3 dots in the upper right hand corner...and on all of the scallops. The moose and layers are up on dimensionals too...and I added dazzling diamonds to the snowflakes! I hope you like! Join us at 8pm for our release! Hugs to all! Ash~

Here's my card for today's sketch challenge on SCS. I used the snowman, snow background stamp, and sentiment that will be released in the 2 stamp sets that Treehouse Stamps releases tonight at 8pm!!! We are so very excited!!! The snowman was colored with copic markers and I used liquid applique on his hat, to make snow fall from the sky, and look like snow is on the ground. I love the sentiment so much! I hope you like these stamps too! Hugs! Ash~

Are you Ready for a Release Date?!?!

UPDATE: Okay...so Ms. Amber just sent us a little celebration link to show how we are celebrating the start of our company! OMG! Kristin and I laughed so hard we were crying! It is the most hysterical thing EVER!!! http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1308657277
Howdy Friends! So, we've decided to go ahead and announce our release date. Since this is our first run through things are a little crazy right now. LOL! But, we are having so much fun! :o) We will be releasing our first 2 stamp sets tomorrow (Wednesday, December 12th) at 8:00pm! We could do the midnight release, but we personally like to get some sleep before having to get up and go to work the next day! LOL!!!! Below you will find 2 cards that our dear Amber made with our stamps. I love them so so so much! So, stay tuned for more on this developing story!!! :o) Hope to see everyone tomorrow night at 8pm! Hugs! Ash~

PS) If you'd like to join a discussion group then join the Treehouse Stamps Yahoo Group. You can find the link to the right. :o) Have a great day!

Bright & Cozy

Howdy Friends!!! I just had to do the featured stamper challege today, because she is totally Awesome!!!! Here is the card I used for inspiration: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/739168?cat=500&ppuser=39689. It was such a fun card to make. The main image with the square scallop punch is up on dimensionals. The "Have a Cozy Day" fits into SU!'s word punch perfectly. I added liquid applique and glitter to the card too!!! The image and sentiment will be released in the next week or so by Treehouse Stamps. :o) Have a Cozy day! Hugs! Ash~


Stamps: Treehouse Stamps
Paper: certainly celery, tempting turq., whisper white, decor paper
Ink: black
Accessories: ribbon, liquid applique, glitter, jumbo and giga scallop punches, window punch, copic markers, 1/8" circle punch

blog address

Howdy! I just wanted to let you know I bought a domain for my blog so... it is now just :

www.ashleyscreativecorner.com

It will hopefully make it a little easier to remember! Hugs!! Ash~

Snowman Tin...

Howdy Friends! Sorry it has been a few days since I've posted anything. There has been SO MUCH going on...as you can imagine! LOL!! Not only are Kristin and I working our tails of to get ready for our release in the next week or so...but I have my college finals this next week too! So, things are a little hectic so I truly apologize for being away! I miss my stamping so much, but tonight I wanted to do a Little something different. I can't even express how much I LOVE Snowmen!! OMG! They are my favorite during the winter months! LOL!!! So, I used 5 stamps out of the 2 sets we will be releasing! 2 different snowflakes, the snowballs sign, the snowball stack, and the snowman. I used copic markers to color in the images, and the masking technique. I added lots of glitter to the background, the snowy ground, and the snowman. I hope this brings a smile to your face! I filled it with the cherry Hershey kisses! YUMMY!!! Well, I'm off to stamp some more! I hope everyone is doing wonderful! I miss you!!

HUGS!

Ash~

stamps: Treehouse Stamps

ink: soft sky, black (palette)

paper: whisper white

other: ribbon, clear block, stickles, copic markers, sponge, tea tin

Meet Our Design Team

Howdy Friends! I know you all have been waiting on the announcement of our Design Team Members. Kristin & I both will admit this was one heck of a change. My Goodness...you all are totally awesome! Please know that we truly appreciate all the applications. Also, we will have a "Featured Star" of the month. This person will receive the stamp sets for the month and all that fun stuff. hehehehe!!! Okay, so the Design Team consists of the following individuals! If you click on their names it will take you to their Splitcoaststampers gallery...and I've posted their blogs below their names.

Treehouse Stamps Design Team

Kelly Sampson

http://diariesofastamper.blogspot.com/

Karen Hunsaker

Amber Hillman

http://www.ambersantics.blogspot.com/

Ann M Fitton

http://www.annscreativenook.blogspot.com/

Elizebeth Neumann

http://www.ebethonline.com/

We are so excited to have these talented ladies joining our team. We will be adding members to our design team as time passes and our business grows. At this time we really only have room for 5 members. Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of your interest and time! We love you all!!!!

Hugs!

Ashley & Kristin

Myspace Layouts

Design Team Announcements Moved Up!

Howdy Friends! Okay, Kristin and I have been working really hard to make it through over 60 some applications for the design team. Let me be the first to say... this is SO HARD!!!! So, we will be posting the final choices on the design team members in the next day or so... so stay posted!!!! :o) Hugs to all! Ash~

Some of the Most Exciting NEWS!!! :o) Want to Join a Design Team?

UPDATE: DEADLINE FOR DT TRYOUTS IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH AT 11:59PM! WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING OUR DT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8TH! :o) Okay... now... you all are really trying to kill me! You know that! LOL!!! I've had So Many applicants and I love all of them. I hate that we have to start off with a smaller #, but that's the name of the game. But...I want to tell you that we have decided to have 1-2 "GUEST STAMPERS" per month! So, if you don't make the design team...then you will have a chance to be a guest stamper. :o) Hugs to all! Ash~

Howdy Friends! So, I have some of the most exciting NEWS to share with you! I am teaming up with my best friend, Kristin Edwards! We have our own line of stamps in production as we speak!! WOOHOO!!! In just a couple of weeks we will be announcing the opening of our very own stamp company...called... Treehouse Stamps! Our little slogan is: "Where Imagination Comes to Life!" We are just so excited because this is the beginning of a huge adventure. Our hope is that this will give us a chance to meet the world through our stamp line and give people another creative outlet.Yes, we work full time jobs and I go to school, but this is a dream come true for me. Our stamps are being made my one of the "TOP" Acrylic Stamp makers in the United States! :o) So, they will stick right to your acrylic blocks and will be easy storage too (which we all love!) :) Here are a couple examples of 3 stamps or part of stamps that will be in the 2 sets we release mid-December.

So, have any of you ever wanted to join a design team? Well, I tell you what. We will be selecting 4 people for our design team and if you are interested...then please email us at: treehousestamps@hotmail.com. Please Put "DESIGN TEAM TRY OUTS" in the subject so we know what we are looking at when we sift through the emails. :o) Please email the following:

• Name:


• Address:


• Phone#:


• email address:


• blog address (if you have one)


• Link us to your Splitcoaststampers website if you have one


• Link us to 3 of your favorite pieces of work that you've made


• Answer the question... "What makes you happy about stamping/scrapbooking?"

As a member of the Treehouse Design Team you will have a chance to:

• Receive the stamp sets for FREE!!!! :0)


• have an input on what we release monthly
  
• see the designs ahead of time


• and receive little goody packages from Kristin & I! :0)
  

We would love to hear from all of you and your thoughts and inputs!!! I hope you have a great day! :o) Excited Hugs!! Ash~

Color Challenge...Snow Buddy

Howdy Friends! I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday! Here is my card for today's color challenge. We were to use Certainly Celery, Old Olive, and Summer Sun. I decided to use the turtle from one of the stamp sets I will be releasing mid-December! :o) You can see more info on my blog about my new company. I used the watercoloring technique to color in my turtle...then did the masking technique to put the trees behind the turtle...then lots of liquid applique and glitter to make it look like a snow storm. LOL!!! :) The sentiment will be in the set too! I hope you like it! Hugs! Ash~


Stamps: Treehouse Stamps, Lovely as a Tree (SU!)
Paper: old olive, whisper white, watercolor paper, decor
Ink: timber brown stazon, soft sky, summer sun, certainly celery, old olive, pomegranate,
Accessories: watercolor pen, liquid applique, glitter, ribbon, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punch, pearls,dimensionals, watercolor brushes
Techniques: watercoloring, masking

PAPER TREE

Happy Monday, Everyone! I have a ton to post but I'm getting ready to leave for work so I'm limited on my time. I had a craft show this weekend... made everything for it and ended up not going because I still don't feel good. I slept 15 HOURS yesterday! Well, I guess I have lots of Christmas gifts already made now. LOL!! Here is a little paper tree I put together. It is so cute in real life. You can find the tutorial on how to make this adorable tree here: PAPER TREES.
Well, I better get to work. Hugs to all! Ash~

stamps: none
paper: Dashing decor
ink: none
other: Styrofoam tree, sewing pins, ribbon