Precious One

Hello crafty reader!  I'm Joan Switalski from Northern Michigan, and I'll be your Thursday girl in the CCS Blog over the next four months.  This is my first take on being a design team member for a stamping company, and I'm so glad it's for Creative Vision.... woot!!!  I'm excited to share with you my first project for Creative Vision DT5.

I call this one a hole-y card - using a variety of tools to achieve the look.  The stamp "Precious One" is from the Sentiment Singles Collection, which was embossed with distress powder.  Let me tell you a secret also.  The inked background was actually from a sheet of copy paper I used to protect my desk while inking cardstock for another project.  I liked the mix of colors, so it's now the background of this card:

 Materials used:

cardstock/dp:  Stampin' Up, Recollection, copy paper

image/sentiment:  Creative Vision "Precious One"

ink:  Tsukineko, Stampin' Up, Prismacolor pencils, Staedler

tools: edge and corner punches (Martha Stewart), piercing template (Lasting Impressions),

Tim Holtz ruler, Spellbinders dies

embellishments:  flowers (Forever in Time), rhinestones

adhesive:  Scotch, Zots, mounting tape

misc.:  Shimmer Spritz

And before I go, don't forget to join us in the Creative Vision blog hop this coming Saturday, February 5th.  It's going to be fun!  Until then...

Creative Buttons~Challenge~

Winner of CCS3 Creative Elegance using random.org was #1 Patti.
Email: creative-vision@hotmail.com to claim your badge and code.

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week. I want to say thank you to all who played in our last challenge. I think I scared you away with the black and white. Hopefully you all will find inspiration this week. It was so much fun to see every one's creations. OK so for the details:

This challenge is ALL about Buttons.

Use them anywhere. You could even have pretty paper with buttons on it! I used Precious One .

I figured this is one of my last chances to use some bright paper since it is starting to rain here in "sunny" California.....And I needed something to brighten my day. I love this color! I used some buttons without thread. I like this look cause you can use them just like you would a brad or an eyelet.

OK now for the fun stuff! We want you to play along! Get some inspiration and show us your creativity!!! Of course their are rules. You must be a Creative Clear Stamps follower (super easy! In the side bar click follow) And of course you will have a chance to shine. Post your creation using the mr. widget below. You don't have to use Creative Clear Stamps but of course it is always a bonus if you do! You have until Sunday Night 11/01/09 at 8pm cst (9pm eastern, 6pm pacific). Don't forget 11/1 daylight savings time ends! The prize each week will be a "CCS Challenge Winner" Badge to display on your blog and a personal discount code of 10% off your next CCS store purchase.Make sure you use CCS4 when you post your creation splitcoast! Don't forget to display your winning badge so you can be in the running for a guest designer spot!

Don't forget to drop in on the blog hop for some more inspiration!