ATS Furry Friends Blog Hop

Welcome to the Furry Friends Blog Hop brought to you by the All that Stickles design team!

Cute, cuddly, soft, and sweet, having a pet is quite the treat! This month we are honoring our furry friends with a dash of Stickles!

 If you have just come across the hop and are looking to start at the beginning, please visit All that Stickles. If you've come from Chas's blog, you're in the right place.

If you've ever stopped at my blog, you've probably seen pics and read stories of my fur herd. Mr. Gears and I share our home with seven cats. At one point we had NINE (all house cats) and I vowed to never reach double digits. It's not easy when both adults are softies for any sad cat story. I believe the technical term for a group of cats is a clowder, but we coined the term Fur Herd. Trust me, with that many furry feet in a house there is fur EVERYWHERE.

I picked up this cute frame at a thrift store for a buck and couldn't decide what photo I would put in it. How can I choose just one from that line up at the top of the blog? The frame was pretty one note with the designs etched in, kind of like a fake marble surface.

The window is 2" x 3" so there's no way I could display all fur herd members in the frame. When I found the verse on TLC Creations site, I knew it would be perfect for my frame. I used Stickles to glam up the frame and now I have a sweet decoration for the kids to knock off the shelf. :o)
I added a layer of Stardust Stickles over the letters in CATS for some sparkle.

I'm primarily a card person so creating decorative items doesn't always come easy to me. Want to know what I love about Stickles? Oh wait, that would become a 10 page post, let me rephrase, know what ONE of my favorite things about Stickles is? They are SO versatile. You can add them to just about anything for a bit of texture and LOTS of sparkle.

 I added Stickles to some of the designs in the frame and love how they turned out. All I had to to was squeeze and trace the existing lines. If you go slow and squeeze consistently, you can achieve a nice solid line. Above I used Cinnamon Stickles on the cat, Gold on the eyes, and Cotton Candy on the heart, nose and ears.

I changed it up and only added Orange Peel Stickles to this cat's stripes, eyes and ears the same, and threw in some Aqua Stickles on the fish bones.

 I used Gunmetal Stickles on this cat's spots, Platinum Stickles on the paw and Thistle Stickles on the word love.

More Platinum Stickles on the MEOW, Stardust Stickles on the mouse, Silver Stickles scratch marks and Black Diamond, Green and Cotton Candy Stickles on the kitty face.

We have blog candy for those who are a follower of All that Stickles and leave a comment on every stop of the hop! Winners will be announced Wednesday September 18th at All that Stickles.

Fresh Brewed Designs

$15 Gift Certificate

Unity Stamp Co.

2 Itty Bitty Stamps

Bugaboo Stamps

10 Digis of Winner's Choice

Digital Delights by Louby Loo
$5 Voucher

Your next stop is Cathie's blog.

Here's the complete lineup:

All that Stickles

Ashley
Myra - Featured Fan

Tonya

Karen S. 

Sonia

Ann

Karen N.

Laura

Angeline

Chas

Cathy YOU ARE HERE

Cathie

Thanks for hopping! :) Don't forget to check out our Fall Harvest Linky Party!

Inspiration

Ins and Outs ~ Kitty Frame
Stamps: TLC Verse
Paper: SU Whisper White
Ink: Laser Printer
Accessories: Thrift store frame; Stickles (Cotton Candy, Gunmetal, Orange Peel, Green, Cinnamon, Black Diamond, Platinum, Thistle, Stardust, Aqua, Silver)

1 + 2 = Stickles Blog Hop

Welcome to the 1 + 2 = Stickles Blog Hop brought to you by the All that Stickles design team!

Back to school is just around the corner, and what better way to start off the school year then with a bit of sparkle?! Today the design team is showcasing all sorts of glittery back to school projects that kiddos and teachers will love!

If you've come from Chas's blog, you're in the right place! If you have just come across the hop and would like to start from the beginning, please visit All that Stickles.

For my project, I made a locker mirror. I picked up this basic green flower in the 70% off bin (was originally $2.99) and knew I could do something with it. It's made from fun foam and it's not a real mirror, but as you can see my frizzy head peeking behind Mr. Nut, it has a great reflection!

Here's a close up taken at an angle so I can really hide. The mini chalkboard is from Hobby Lobby and came in a pack of 6. There are clips on the back so you can attach them anywhere. I added a magnet to the back so it can stick on the locker and hold a note or photo. I outlined the mirror in Crystal Stickles and added some Platinum Ice Stickle dots for interest.

I free-squeezed the A+ with the Platinum Ice Stickles.

This Bugaboo image is perfect for back to school I colored him with Copics and did a Pile Up of Stickles on the books.

A quick, easy and THRIFTY project that will look great inside a girl's locker. Now to decide who to give it to.......

We have blog candy for those who are a follower of All that Stickles and leave a comment on every stop of the hop! Winners will be announced Wednesday August 21st at All that Stickles.

Fresh Brewed Designs

$15 Gift Certificate

The Paper Parade

$25 Gift Certificate

Bugaboo Stamps

10 Digis of Winner's Choice

Your next stop is Sonia's blog.

Here's the complete lineup:

All that Stickles

Ashley

Tonya

Ann

Karen N.

Chas

Cathy

Sonia

Angeline

Cathie

Laura

Karen S. 

Thanks for hopping! :) Don't forget to check out our Nature/Outdoors Linky Party!

Thanks for looking! Spicey Cat Chick =^..^=

Inspiration

 Party Time Tuesday Challenge #133 ~Back to School

Paper Pretties Challenge #271 ~ SchoolRules

Dutch Dare Card Challenge #230 ~ Back to School

Delightful Challenges ~ Anything But a Card

Ins and Outs ~ Custom Locker Mirror
Stamps: Bugaboo Book Nut
Paper: SU Whisper White
Ink: Laser Printer; Copics (G19; Y19; YR09; R29; V09; B26; C00. 1, 2, 5; E31, 35, 55, 81)
Accessories: Stickles on Image (Orange Peel, Yellow, Golden Rod, Purple, Green, Christmas Red, True Blue); Stickles on Chalkboard (Platinum Ice); Stickles on Mirror Frame (Crystal, Platinum Ice); Mini Chalkboard (Hobby Lobby)

ATS Star Spangled Blog Hop

Welcome to the Star Spangled Blog Hop brought to you by the All that Stickles design team!

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"Oh say can you see... by the gleam of Stickles. Oh so proudly we post, our patriotic projects" (if you sing it to the tune of Star Spangled Banner, we promise it makes sense ;)

In non-musical form: Today the All that Stickles design team has created a variety of patriotic-themed projects using our favorite sparkly embellishment - Stickles!

For my project, I made some fun favors for a Star Spangled Celebration.

 One of my god daughters has a birthday near July 4th so we call her our Firecracker Baby. I plan to send these off to her for some fun mail.

I picked up some temporary tattoos in the dollar bin at Target and found the set of pinwheel straws at Target also. The 3 printed pinwheels came from Hobby Lobby and were on SALE since they are part of the summer products. Why have boring tattoos when you can Stickle them up?

I just doodled away with Christmas Red, Dark Blue and Diamond Stickles on the pinwheels and tattoos.

Now I have to come clean and share my oops's, yes we all have them. I don't have human children, just furry ones, so I didn't realize the tattos have to be placed image side DOWN on the skin to adhere. Oops #1, that's where I put the Stickles. So these will now be cute accents on a card or scrapbook page. I still think you can glitter up temporary tattoos, just wait until they are applied to the skin, use a VERY thin layer and help dry with a hair dryer.

Oops #2, so my furry children are plastic crazed. Anyone else with cats who chew on plastic? Ms. Dolly LOVES to play with straws and it was Mommy's fault for not hiding the pinwheel straws. I had them propped in a glass to dry overnight and it looks like 'someone' decided to try one of the straws out. I don't think this one will make the care package. LOL.

Oops #3, not really an oops since it happens with EVERY craft I make, but not only do I have Stickles enhancing my tattoos, there are a few stray cat hairs 'glued' in.

We have blog candy for those who are a follower of All that Stickles and leave a comment on every stop of the hop! Winners will be announced Wednesday June 19th at All that Stickles.

SK Digis

$6 Voucher

LoveBug Creations

$15 Gift Certificate

Scrapping Memories

10 Files of Winner's Choice

Bugaboo Stamps

10 Digis of Winner's Choice

Scrapping Fun with Tonya
3 Pack of Stickles

Your next stop is Ann's blog.

Here's the complete lineup:

All that Stickles
Ashley

Tonya
Cathy
Ann
Cynthia
Karen
Julie

Chas

Thanks for hopping! :) Don't forget to check out our Distress Stickles Linky Party!

ATS Linky Party ~ Distressed Stickles Fun

Welcome to the weekend blog buddies! It's time for a new Linky Party at All that Stickles....for the next two weeks we are looking for creations using ANY color of Distressed Stickles. We have some more wonderful sponsors this month. I used an image from the FABULOUS Bugaboo Stamps.

I love their cute characters, but also enjoy their line of silhouette images. I went very clean and simple this week; and even Stickled up some photo clips I had gathering dust.

Thanks for looking! Spicey Cat Chick =^..^=

My Creation

I changed the image to turquoise in Microsoft Word so I didn't even have to get inky.

 I put the card together and then added a thin layer of Stickles over the image. At first I tried to not cover the white paisley pattern, but that was impossible. Turns out by using a thin enough layer of Broken China Distressed Stickles, I was able to add texture and shine with the pattern shining through. I added Fired Brick to one of the paisley designs for a surprise pop of color.

I bought these two metal photo clips at Hobby Lobby in the clearance Spring section. They were already lovely, but I thought I could bump them up just a notch. I used Shabby Shutters Distressed Stickles on the butterfly and Milled Lavender Distressed Stickles on the bird. Now they are truly worthy of showing of my favorite snap shots. They are also perfect to display card creations!

I just followed the existing pattern.

Inspiration

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #104 ~ No Patterned Paper

Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon Challenge #188 ~ Heavy Metal (metal animal clips)

Sister Act Card Challenge #10 ~Anything Goes

365 Cards Day 59 ~ Clip It

Ins and Outs ~ Distressed Stickled Elephant 
Stamps: Bugaboo Silhouette Paisley Elephant
Paper: SU Whisper white, DCWV
Ink: Laser Printer
Accessories: Distress Stickles (Broken China, Shabby Shutters, Milled Lavender)
Techniques: Metal Photo Holders (Hobby Lobby)

ATS Ice Cream Shoppe Hop

Welcome to the Ice Cream Shoppe Hop brought to you by the All that Stickles design team!

Summer is almost here... and that means it's almost time for summer's favorite treat... ice cream! Bring on the cool scoops of your favorite ice cream flavor mine happens to be mint chocolate chip, the never-ending list of toppings, and of course, you can't forget the cherry on top!

Today the All that Stickles design team has created many different ice cream-themed projects for you to savor. :) And what's our favorite topping?! Stickles, of course!

For my project, I made a Stickled Ice Cream cone created from supplies I had in my craft closet. Did you ever make snowballs or ice cream cones as Christmas ornaments using cardboard rolls, Styrofoam balls and Ivory soap? Or do you remember seeing them on your grandparents tree? Well, I'm bringing back the craft! It's inexpensive, a bit messy in all the right ways, and perfect for kids (with adult supervision). Once the cone was created I got busy with Stickles. The sprinkles, cherry, drippy edge of ice cream and texture  of the cone are all created with Stickles.

Pop in on Tuesday and I will give you the step by step tutorial here and the ATS blog.

We have blog candy for those who are a follower of All that Stickles and leave a comment on every stop of the hop! Winners will be announced Wednesday May 22nd at All that Stickles.

QKR Stampede

5 Digi Stamps of Winner's Choice

My Craft Spot

1 Stamp Set of Winner's Choice

Fresh Brewed Designs

$15 Gift Certificate for Digital Stamps

Bugaboo Stamps

10 Digis of Winner's Choice

Your next stop is the freezer for some ice cream so you can get inspired to create your own ice cream creation! If you do, hop back to All the Stickles and add a comment linking your creation!

Here's the complete lineup:

All that Stickles

Tonya

Chas

Karen

Cynthia

Ann

Julie

Cathy you are here!

Thanks for hopping! :) Don't forget to check out our Cotton Candy Linky Party!

Ruby Baptism Card

My husband and I have the honor of loving up a beautiful great niece. Baby Ruby joined our family in January and we recently celebrated her baptism. Like any good auntie, I wanted to make a special card for the occasion. I've toyed with the idea of using a mini cross stitch kit for a card and finally tried it. I love it! I used a piece of ribbon and two doilies to create a detachable piece. The heart can be used as a book mark or hung on display. Here's the proud parents holding Ruby. Love all these faces so much!

Thanks for looking! Spicey Cat Chick =^..^=

My Creation

Image Detail

Inside

Inspiration 

Moving Along With The Times Challenge ~ Baby

ABCChallenge ~ L for Lovely Lace Lace Doily 

SisterAct Card Challenge #3 ~ Anything Goes

MyTime to Craft Challenge #218 ~ Stitching

TopTip Tuesday Challenge #99 ~ Say it isn’t Sew No machine stitching here, this is all by hand.

365Cards Day 40 ~ Hanging Hearts 

 365 Cards  Day 47 ~ Lines and Lace (Lace doily, lines in the cross) 

Simon Says…Anything Goes

Penny’sPaper Crafty Challenge #124 ~ Anything Goes

Ins and Outs ~ Ruby Baptism 
Stamps: Melon Headz Verse
Paper: DCWV Latte Card, Heart Doily
Ink: None
Accessories: SU Ribbon, Cross Stitch Kit
Techniques: Cross Stitch

All that Stickles Baby Blog Hop

Welcome to the Baby Blog Hop brought to you by the All that Stickles design team!

Bring on the bouncing babies! It's time for a Baby Blog Hop filled with all sorts of cute, fun, and of course, sparkly, baby themed projects!

If you've come from Cynthia's blog, you're in the right place! If you've just come across the hop and would like to start at the beginning, please visit All that Stickles.

For my project, I've made a centerpiece to use at a baby shower.
I took this (all bought on clearance or with a coupon)

and turned it into this:

 Can you spy all my Stickles additions?
The prefabbed box had a few flaws. Look at that sloppy glue peeking out from under the letters.

 An quick cover up is a sparkly layer of Ice Stickles to create a fab border.

And look at the inconsistent painting of the brown border, I'm glad I didn't pay full price for this! LOL

 With Stickles in hand, anything is possible. I used Cinnamon to cover up the gaps and add a beautiful border.

 

 Did you notice a few other additions to the box? Why those are Dew Drops which you can find at one of our fabulous April sponsors, The Robin's Nest. I used the GLUE feature of Stickles to adhere them and also Stickled over some of the existing polka dots. You can see a bit of glitter shine through the more transparent Dew Drops.

What to stick in my basket/box? Why, some Easter/Spring clearance items. These cute polka dot pinwheels were very interesting to my crafty helper, Dolly. She must have thought they were flowers.

 I didn't like the plain wooden 'knob' in the center so I grabbed m Copics and colored then in to match and then added a layer of Stickles. A few dabs over some of the polka dots and just enough glitter to go from plain to POW.

 Always keep an open mind when you are browsing the craft aisle. Eggs aren't just for Easter, they make great accents for baby themes also. I found this set of six eggs on deep discount after Easter at Hobby Lobby. They are covered in fabric and already on a stick, perfect for using in a centerpiece.

 

I used Stickles to glue on more Dew Drops to some and doodled lines and dots over some of the eggs.

 

 To pull together the baby/egg theme, I used this adorable image and sentiment from Doodle Pantry to create a wrapper to the big bottle bank. I filled the bottle with baby themed rubber ducks that will act as favors to the guests.

Here's a close up of the image.

 Nothing is free from Stickles as I added Baby Blue to the egg and bow.

Whew, that was a lot of pics! I hope you are able to be inspired to think outside the box when you are crafting and remember that Stickles makes everything better!

We have blog candy for those who are a follower of All that Stickles and leave a comment on every stop of the hop! Winners will be announced Wednesday April 24th at All that Stickles.

Scrappy Moms

1 Stamp Set of Winner's Choice

Pinque Peacock

Handmade Stick Pins or 1 Set of Handmade Fabric Covered Buttons

Digital Delights by Louby Loo
$5 Gift Certificate

Fresh Brewed Designs

$6 Voucher

Bugaboo Stamps

10 Digis of Winner's Choice

Your next stop is Chas's blog.

Here's the complete lineup:

All that Stickles

Ashley
Tonya
Melanie

Cynthia
Cathy

Chas
Julie
Karen
Ann

Thanks for hopping! :)

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

CraftYour Passion Challenge #158 ~ Adorable Animals

Creative Inspirations Challenge #210 ~ Not a Card

Daring Cardmakers Challenge ~ Child’s Play

2 Sisters Challenge #140 ~ Blue or Green

Doodle Pantry Challenge #33

365 Cards Day 9 ~Kraft-y (kraft base and mat for sentiment)

Ins and Outs ~ Baby Boy Centerpiece
Stamps: Doodle Pantry Big Egg Birdie and Verse
Paper: Stamping Up Whisper White, Creative Memories Light Blue 
Ink: Laser Printer; Copics (YG03, 06, 23; E17, 27, 29, 31, 35; B0000, 00, 02; YR02, 04; Y00, 17, 21)
 Accessories: Baby Blue Stickles; Crystal Effects; Hobby Lobby Ribbon; Nestabilities Curved Rectangles