OCL "Snow Place Like Home" Winner!!!!

I wanted to give a big THANKS to everyone who posted!! Thank you for the wonderful and supportive comments!
I wish I could pick more than one winner!!

However, I am going to pick a few winners from ALL of the posts this last week to win a RAK surprise.
I'll post the RAK winners next week. ;o)

And......

The winner of the "Snow Place Like Home" set is:
Lori Barnett

[I just emailed you, Lori!]

OCL Official Blog Hop with BLOG CANDY!

Introducing:
"Snow Place Like Home"
**Leave a comment to WIN THIS SET!!!!!!!!

[click for larger view...*disclaimer: yes, I colored outside the lines...I do that quite often, mostly when it's after midnight, like tonight!] ;o)

Supplies:
OCL stamps: Snow Place Like Home
MME Signature Christmas Stack
Copic Markers/Spica Glitter Pens/Versamagic Ink: Ocean Depth
Punches: Marvy Snowflake (lg.), EK snowflake (sm.)
Amuse Sky Blue Swiss Dot Ribbon

Welcome to the last day of the OUR CRAFT LOUNGE holiday release sneak peeks and the official OCL Blog Hop!! Check out the brand new OCL blog for more info on the 31 new OCL stamp releases!

Blog Candy - On Sunday night, I will pick one lucky winner from posts made to this blog entry for the "Snow Place Like Home" set!! The set will be shipped directly from OCL!
Details: You can post one time on each participant's blog, however, you can only win one set. Winner's who win more than one set will have their choice among the sets they won.
**Starts on Thursday, Aug 6th @ 6am pacific time (9am Eastern) & ends on Sunday, Aug 9th at 6pm pacific time (9pm Eastern).
If you don't have a link to your blog in your comment, it would be helpful if you left a contact email in your post. If I don't hear back from the winner by Wednesday, Aug. 12, I will pick another winner.

Retail Locations - The sets will be released on Thursday (8/6). For a list of retailers go here: http://www.ourcraftlounge.net/Find-Us_ep_41-1.html
and Eclectic Paperie will carry the entire line.
Also, most of the current holiday sets are in stock at Cool Scrapbook Stuff, and you can call or email to place an order.

List of Blogs for the Hop - This will not be a chain hop, you can visit the OCL Blog ~ http://www.blog2.ourcraftlounge.com/ for the main list, or use my list of links below.


Today's participating blogs:
Cindy Lawerence~ http://onehappystamper.typepad.com/
Elena Joldersma ~ http://www.theredhairedgirl.com/
Libby Hickson~ http://stampinlibby.blogspot.com/
Kisa Peters ~ http://kisaspapercuts.blogspot.com/
Pam Hooten~ http://www.pamhooten.blogspot.com/
Debbie Corbari~ http://www.dbdoodle.com/
Jennie Black~ http://jenniebstampin.blogspot.com/
Jeanne Streiff ~ http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Beth Silaika~ http://freckledandfun.blogspot.com/
Val Stangle~ http://www.valeriestangle.blogspot.com/
Taylor Usry ~ http://musingsofanaddict.blogspot.com/
Sharon Harnist ~ http://www.paperfections.typepad.com/
Karleen Bakke~ http://www.karleenbakke.blogspot.com/
Amber Hillman~ http://www.ambersantics.blogspot.com/
Heather McNally~ http://heathermcnally.blogspot.com/
Broni Holcomb~ http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Kendra Wietstock~ http://kendrawietstock.blogspot.com/
Marianne Walker~ http://www.ilikemarkers.blogspot.com/
Vicki Garrett~ http://www.summerthymestudio.blogspot.com/
Cambria Turnbow~ http://cambriaturnbow.blogspot.com/
Tammy Hershberger ~ http://www.stamphappy-tammy.blogspot.com/
Deb Felts~ http://withastampandasong.blogspot.com/
Lila Holgate~ http://lilascreativecorner.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Denise Marzec~ http://www.thepaperlandscaper.blogspot.com/
Holly McMillen~ http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Bethany Paull~ http://bethanypaull.blogspot.com/
Kim Teasdale~ http://paperintheworks.blogspot.com/
Debbie Fisher~ http://debbiedee.blogspot.com/
Cindy Haffner~ http://cindyhaffnerscorner.blogspot.com/
Carol Halvorson~ http://happinessblooms.blogspot.com/

Our Craft Lounge Sneak Peek Day 3

Introducing:
"Spook-tacular"
Welcome to day 3 of OUR CRAFT LOUNGE holiday release sneak peeks. Check out the brand new OCL blog for more info on the 31 new OCL stamp releases!
And be if you haven't already, be sure to check out my post below, for info on the OCL Blog Hop w/Blog Candy!!!

The little shadow box is a Ready-To-Go product by C&T Publishing. You can view another one I created on this post.
I used the tree and the moon from the OCL "Spooky Nights" set and the rest of the stamps are from the "Spook-tacular" set. I love the witch!!

Come back tomorrow for some BLOG CANDY and the official OCL Blog Hop!

Our Craft Lounge Sneak Peeks Day 2!

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Introducing...
"Spooky Borders"
Welcome to day 2 of OUR CRAFT LOUNGE holiday release sneak peeks. Check out the brand new OCL blog for more info on the 31 new OCL stamp releases!
And be if you haven't already, be sure to check out my post below, for info on the OCL Blog Hop w/Blog Candy!!!

For this creation, I used the Spooky Nights set I previewed yesterday and the Spooky Borders set. I cut out the Spooky Nights tree and used it as a mask for the glimmer mist. Just set the cut out image on your cardstock and spray. You can use your fingers to hold the mask down. I usually blot with tissue or use a heat gun between spraying colors. Otherwise, if you get it too saturated, the colors will pool and bleed onto the area you want to stay bare. Here, I used Tattered Angels glimmer mist in: Tuscan Sun, Tattered Rose and Twilight. I then sprayed my tree (yep, the same one I used as a mask) with the new (soon to be released) Halloween LE in Raven (my new favorite color!)

[For those of you who made past inquiries, I am going to have a glimmer mist tip/tutorial on my blog this weekend! So stay tuned.]

I used the pumpkin border and colored it with my copics, sprayed it with Tattered Rose glimmer mist and then cut them into individual pieces. Then, attached with pop dots.

Hope everyone is having fun with the sneak peeks!

Our Craft Lounge Sneak Peeks...........

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Introducing.............
"SPOOKY NIGHTS"
OUR CRAFT LOUNGE FALL RELEASE SNEAK PEEKS!!

This week, be sure to check out the new OCL blog
for a list of participating blogs with lots of sneak peek creations with the new releases!

I will be featuring 4 NEW Our Craft Lounge holiday releases this week!!
Monday-"Spooky Nights"
Tuesday- "Spooky Borders"
Wednesday- "Spook-tacular"
Thursday -BLOG HOP w/ BLOG CANDY! and a cute wintery set "Snow Place Like Home"

I will have blog candy on Thursday! I have one of the new OCL holiday releases to giveaway!

Blog Hop w/Blog Candy - Starts on Thursday, Aug 6th @ 6am pacific time (9am Eastern) & ends on Sunday, Aug 9th at 6pm pacific time (9pm Eastern). You can enter once on each blog. (*One person can only win one new release set.)

RELEASE INFO:
These sets will be released to retail and online stores only on Thursday, August 9th. They are NOT available on the OCL store just yet. However, most of the new holiday releases are currently available at:
COOL SCRAPBOOK STUFF, call or email to place an order.

I am LOVING the new Martha Stewart holiday punches!!
And, I used some of the soon to be released Halloween LE Tattered Angels. It's orange with green sparkles!! And, it's gorgeous!


Supplies:
OCL Stamps: Spooky Nights
Punches: MS Spider Web Edge & Corner Punch, EK Flowers, Marvy Tag
Paper: Cosmo Cricket, MM
Tattered Angels: NEW (not yet released) Halloween LE- Jack O'Lantern
Spica Glitter Pen Red, Ice Stickles Gold
Ink: Brilliance Cosmic Copper, Versamagic Purple Hydragnea

Twilight Tuesday Challenge! And a special Our Craft Lounge fall sneak peek!

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Geesh! I finally got a TTIC posted!!! (This one's for you Margie!)
Check out this weeks challenge at twilighttuesday.com:

Twilight Tuesday Inspiration Challenge collaboration with THE GREETING FARM.

And, I am so thrilled to share with you an amazing NEW, not yet officially released, Twilight themed set from
OUR CRAFT LOUNGE that will be part of OCL's Fall release.
The new holiday sets will NOT be available online at OCL for a few more months, but the holiday sets are available NOW for purchase at: Cool Scrapbook Stuff

The new "For-bitten" set is on order.....CSS should have them in stock soon!

I love the gorgeous sentiments in this set! Especially the "I love things that sparkle"!!

This weeks TTIC was to use Twilight colors of Black, Red, and Silver and TGF's Wild Sprout Edward. LOVE this stamp!

My card is based off a wonderful sketch created by Jessica Diedrich for The Greeting Farm's FARM FRESH FRIDAY Challenge!

Supplies:
The Greeting Farm: Wild Sprouts - "Edward"
Our Craft Lounge: "For-bitten"
Paper: DCWV
Copic Markers W00 (*new* color), W3, W6, W9, Skin: Clear Spica glitter pen spread with Colorless Blender

and more of that fabulous Washi tape in black and silver stripes from: Washimatta!

Our Craft Lounge Demo tomorrow! And a Big THE GREETING FARM Birthday Bash!

Kimberly of Our Craft Lounge will be demoing the OCL stamps at Cool Scrapbook Stuff tomorrow! She will have the NEW HOLIDAY RELEASE with her!! So, if you are in the San Diego area, be sure to stop by!

From Kimberly's OCL Lounge post:
Looking for something fun to do at a Cool Place? OCL has the place! Where: Cool Scrapbook Stuff 12305 Poway Road • Poway, CA 92064 (858) 679-9100 Date: July 18th Time: 1:00-3:00pm Come see our NEW Holiday Release and be the first to play!

Supplies:
OCL: Just Bugz stamp set
Tattered Angels: Glimmer Mist/Glimmer Screens (for background, cut into four squares)
Copic Markers/outline detail with Spica glitter pens
Stitch stamp: Starving Artistamps Altered Stitches set
Embossing powder: Lindy's Stamp Gang Royal Burgandy Blue
Punch: Fiskars Sunburst
Paper: Crate Paper Baby Bee from Eclectic Paperie paper bundles

And, be sure to check out the huge
GREETING FARM BIRTHDAY BASH!!
There's a chance at an amazing prize!!!

Sorry I've been so quiet. I am STILL stuying for my exam at the end of the month.
But, I'll be back in full force in August.
And, to kick off my freedom from the books......
join me for
THE GREETING FARM'S ANYA-VERSARY BLOG HOP
on August 1st!!

Much later......

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Stamps: Kona [brand new exclusive Our Craft Lounge set only available at: Eclectic Paperie]

Wow, when I said later, I didn't mean nearly midnight! Sorry!

So, here's at least one of the finished cards. I am wiped out and the rest have to wait until tomorrow!!

This technique is one of my favorites! First, I embossed (Cuttlebug) some heavy cardstock (Papertreyink's Stampers Select) and sprayed with several colors of Luminarte's Radiant Rain. You could also use Glimmer Mist, Twinkling H20's or Shimmerz. I then waited until it was dry. Rubbed my Versamark 1" cube over various areas, sprinkled with UTEE (ultra thick embossing powder by Ranger) and heated with my heat gun. It leaves this wonderful glassy, wet, dew drop effect. And, when added over the sparkly Radiant Rain, it looks so cool!

Don't you just love that "Ride the Big Wave" stamp!?!?!!
See you all tomorrow!!!

It's been a long week........

Here's some peeks of what I have in the works. I'll be back later today with all my finished projects!

Here is "Kona", an exclusive Our Craft Lounge stamp set being released TODAY at Eclectic Paperie!!

Okay, so this was supposed to be a sneak peek, and the set was supposed to be released today, but Eclectic Paperie actually released the Kona set a day early in honor of the wonderful Joy Kennedy's birthday!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOY! Hope you had a fabulous day yesterday!

You can only purchase the adorable Kona from Eclectic Paperie! One of the MOST fabulous stores!! They carry the entire line of Our Craft Lounge. And, they sell bundle packs of DP. One of my favorite sources!

I'll be back today with a post full of OCL creations!

And, some new TGF creations, too....so stay tuned........