Sunday, January 25, 2009

Challenge #22: Have you Felt it?

This week's challenge is from VickiR!

Challenge: Have you "Felt it"?
Use felt embellishments on your project. Make a card, layout, or altered item.



Challenge provided by VickiR - see more of her work at VickiR's Blog

Please post your project to the January Weekly Challenges by Thursday, January 29th in order to be eligible for the Random Monthly Drawing.

This months prize will be for a set of stamps from Marty at Pez-A-Doodle as well as some CropStop goodies. Don't forget every entry wins you a entry in to the Monthly Draw on Feb 6th.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Challenge #21 - Sticklemania!

Hi ladies next week our awesome team is going to be giving you a class on Stickles... the ohhhh and ahhhhs of stickle... so to start the fun... show me what you usually use your stickles for:

here is my sample: I like to use stickles to make frames around my itty bitty subjects on photos that are not so good.



and here is the closeup:



Challenge provided by Dalis - see more of my work at Dalis' Blog

Please post your project to the January Weekly Challenges Thursday, January 22nd in order to be eligible for the Random Drawing.

This months prize will be for a set of stamps from Marty at Pez-A-Doodle as well as some CropStop goodies. Don't forget every entry wins you a entry in to the Monthly Draw on Feb 6th

CropStop's Class Schedule

The school is in session ladies!  Go check out what you have been missing.
  • Jan.5th - Magnetic calendar


  • Jan.12th - Adding texture to your pages
  • Jan. 19th - Stuck on stickles
  • Jan. 26th - Mini class, Post It Notes/Q&A Session

  • Feb. 2nd - Stamping with baby wipes
  • Feb. 9th - Stamping/embossing on flowers
  • Feb. 16th - Date Reminder Flip Book
  • Feb. 23rd - Mini Class, Restaurant Survival Kit/Q&A Session

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Do you need PASSION in your life?

Presenting January's Passion kit....



Now that you have seen it.... what do you think???  I think you DO NEED PASSION!


a RETAIL VALUE OF OVER $35.00 for ONLY $19.75!!!!!

1 sheet each ANW Patterned Papers
  • Flowers & Frills Multi Dot 
  • Flowers & Frills Floral Stripe 
  • Flowers & Frills Green Mini Flowers 
  • Flowers & Frills Flowers All Over 
  • Flowers & Frills Pink Filigree Corner 
  • Flowers & Frills Pink Mini Flowers
1 ½ sheets of the following Cardstock
  • Ivory 
  • Frosted Pink Prismatic 
  • Verde Pisello 
  • 1 sheet Bare Naked Chipboard
  • 10x Flowers & Frills self adheshive Jewels
  • 3x Flowers & FrillsPrinted Brads
  • 1sheet Mini Simply Sweet Rub-Ons 
  • Dancer Ribbon - Shocking Pink
  • Dancer Ribbon - Kiwi
  • 1 pack Jolee's Ivory Fresia
  • 1 pack Jolee's Fancy Butterflies
  • 6x Doodlebug Suger Cookie Mini Brads

Saturday, January 10, 2009

New QK Cookie Cutters Shapes available NOW!

It is a party at CropStop.com with the arrival of the new Quickutz cookie cutters and die-shapes for January 2009!  It's all about the party and how to make awesome invites and later... how to record and keep those beautiful memories.  Come check out this and and the rest of the QK January die cut arrivals at Crop Stop!

Quickutz Releases are in the store!

If you are into elegant parties and decor then the DEC 2008 release has your name all over it! 


or if you are thinking of a sweet birthday with all the fixing.... then the new January 2009 releases is the way to go... of course it is ok to want all of them!






Friday, January 9, 2009

Challenge #20 is UP!

This weeks challenge is from Vicki and is Border Challenge!

Make your project using a border, either with a border die or make one up using die cuts.

Challenge provided by VickiC - see more of her work at VickiC's Blog

VickiC's Sample

Please post your project to the January Weekly Challenges Gallery Thursday, January 15th in order to be eligible for the Random Drawing.

This months prize will be for a set of stamps from Marty at Pez-A-Doodle as well as some CropStop goodies. Don't forget every entry wins you a entry in to the Monthly Draw on Feb 6th.

Join Us in the fun!

ATCs are here to stay at CropStop!

ATC's are the best way to express your art. They are small and fun. Stay tuned for some awesome classes coming every single month as well as swaps, freebies, techniques, etc. I am so excited that we have this forum for ATC's at our Crop Stop Community.

We have planned out every single month for the year 2009 with techniques and swaps so that each month everyone can participate. A little hint for February is up at CropStop's message board.

... and of course go check out the January ATC Technique! Here is a sneak peek of what you will find out January's ATC technique to be...



Submit your ATC card to our Gallery and you might be featured in our BLOG next!

Januray's Sketch

Every month we give you a sketch challenge to complete. We will do a random draw of the entrants for a CropStop Goodie Bag.
You are welcome to post your entries in this thread but to be eligigable for the CropStop Goodie Bag you must upload them in the Gallery under Sketch Challenge's by February 10th.

Many thanks to Becky at Page Maps for the January's Sketch

Good Luck!

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Challenge #19 - Stamp it!

This weeks challenge is from Marty at Pez-A-Doodle and is a stamping challenge!

Make your project using stamps - yep thats it, a nice easy start to the new year!

Challenge provided by Marty - see more of her work at Pez-A-Doodle

Look for Marty's - Sample #19 here. 

Please post your project to the January Weekly Challenges Thursday, January 8th in order to be eligible for the Monthly Random Drawing.

This months prize will be for a set of stamps from Marty at Pez-A-Doodle as well as some CropStop goodies.

Here are two samples I created w/ Pez-A-Doodle's stamps: