StampinAngelJenn

Anyone for Anya and Fab 'n' Funky Challenges

2012-02-16T08:47:00.000-05:00

So Cass mentioned on Tuesday morning when she woke up that her left ear was "blocked" and kind of ringing. Then it went away during the day. Wednesday morning, it's worse - so I called the doctor and we had to go to the Urgent Care Clinic at 7:10 last night. Because she's 16, we have to go to Pediatrics - and the whole place was just full of little kids coughing and sneezing all over the place... I so wanted to ask for a mask. LOL She did end up having fluid in both ears and her left ear was infected. Off to the pharmacy for prescription and finally home by 9:00. I was glad I took her, though, I had a feeling it was infected when she said it was ringing "like when you turn a TV off". My kids were not the type to get a lot of ear infections when they were little, but I still knew that was not a good sign!

I just have one card to share today, this is for the:

Anyone for Anya - Picture Inspiration

and

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Something New

My "something new" is that I colored my flower with Smooch Spritz, I had never tried that before. Interestingly enough, the flower started out as a white flower with purplish-pink writing on it - the Log Cabin Smooch Spritz turned the flower itself a dark brown, and the text into a pretty gold color. Love it! I also stamped my Cheeky image directly onto the DP and colored with Prismacolor markers, Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits - then spritzed with Gold Glow Smooch Spritz.

Peace.

New Challenges at...

2012-02-15T06:00:00.003-05:00

Here's what I have for you on this fabulous Wednesday morning...

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge - Quotes/Words

Come see what the DT has for you and play along with us! ATC's are fun to make, and it's been great seeing what everyone comes up with.

Next - we also have a new challenge for you at:

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Birthdays!

Our sponsor this week is Clear Dollar Stamps (winner gets a $15.00 credit to store) - we got to pick some digis from the shop, and I chose this set that included the script background, the flowers, and the word "April" among others (fairy digi image by Michelle Perkett Studio). I colored with Prismacolor markers - cardstock, DP, and glitter are from Stampin' Up! I'd also like to enter this one into the:

If the Shoe Fits Challenge... Anything Goes

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And last for today - we have a new challenge for you at:

Desert Islands Crafts (itinerary - click to see)

Image is from A Day for Daisies, printed onto Kraft cardstock. Edges were dragged through a black ink pad, and I added faux stitching with a black pen. I tied twine around the card, added gold glitter to the stars on the mobile and fussy-cut the sentiment.

Have a great day! Peace.

Fairies and Lots of Love

2012-02-14T05:47:00.002-05:00

Do any of you miss Charlie from Two and a Half Men as much as I do? *sigh*

OK well anyway - Happy Valentine's Day! :) I have 2 cards to share today, first up is my entry for the:

Simon Says Stamp and Show... Anything Goes

This adorable fairy is from A Day for Daisies - I tore the edges around it and dragged it through a brown ink pad lightly. Cardstock, DP, ribbon, and button are from SU!

Next up - there are so many challenges with Love and Hearts themes right now, I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Love is in the Air

Octopode Factory - Valentine's

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Red/Black/White with Texture

2Sisters Challenge #78 - I Heart You

I colored my Octopode angel (that I won last week - thanks Lily!) with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and Prismacolor markers. Her wings and halo are covered in Stampin' Up! Dazzling Diamonds glitter. For the background, I covered a piece of white cardstock with white gel medium, and used a foam brush to create peaks and texture. Once it dried, I sprayed it with Jet Black Smooch Spritz. "Happy Valentine's Day" is a digi stamp from CS Designs - love quote is a digi stamp from TLC. Ribbon and heart brad are from SU!

Art With no Boundaries, Do You Stack Up, Just Some Lines

2012-02-13T07:53:00.001-05:00

I'm just sitting here watching the slightest snowfall outside my window. This is my kind of snow - very few flakes falling softly and slowly, barely accumulating as they land on the ground. I can't wait to live in California and only see this kind of snow for the rest of my life. We've been doing a lot of talking and planning, and we're at a point now where we just want to go. All of us, even Cassidy. We have a lot to think about and a lot to do, but we're thinking it's either going to be this Summer or next. And we're shooting for this one. Most of our local friends and family don't know yet, we've been talking about it for so long and so many things have happened in our lives in the meantime that we don't want to jinx it or get anyone anxious (parents, siblings, etc.) unnecessarily. But we're beyond ready. All of our dreams are in California and you only live once, so we're going to chase them. I'll keep you posted, because I'll need to take a short hiatus from crafting while we transition - that's going to be the hardest part for me! LOL

I have a couple of things to share with you today, starting with some of the newer images from the oh-so-talented Chris Stern at CS Designs. You can see these, and some other gorgeous DT work, on our challenge blog's latest post:

Art With no Boundaries - Let the Dancer in You Escape

I would like to enter this card into the:

Do You Stack Up Challenge - Love

I used Plie, Diamond Dot Mini background, and Deco Heart 1 (all from CS Designs) for this card - I wish you could see the dimension on this card. I used foam pop-up dots to adhere the doll image, and then applied the heart hanging over the edge of the square. I added a button and some ribbon pieces to finish it off.

This tag was so fun to make - I used Plie and The Art of Dancing from CS Designs, colored with SU! markers in Pale Plum and Perfect Plum. I added some plum-colored pearl stickers and dragged the sentiment through the Pale Plum ink pad. The DP is from Donna Salazar. Cardstock and ribbon are from SU!

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And today is my day to post over at the:

Just Some Lines Blog

I used one of our newer images, Emo Romantic 1, for my pretty card. The cardstock and DP are from the Sale-A-Bration catalog at Stampin' Up! They are so yummy, I just love them. I colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits and Prismacolor markers. I thought the pearl stickers and white taffeta ribbon were the perfect touch for this card.

Off to work now - have a great day everyone! Peace.

A Day for Daisies & Whoopsi Daisy

2012-02-12T07:23:00.000-05:00

BRRRRRRR! It's a chilly -5 (Fahrenheit) here at my house this morning! Thank goodness for warm, fuzzy socks and big, fluffy bathrobes! hee hee

I love weekends. I just can't even tell you how much I love having my weekends for crafting. Since I went back to work, I've fallen into a routine for weekends. Jeremy and I go grocery shopping together on Saturday mornings - we must be a funny site, because we bicker through the entire trip. The funniest part (to me) is that we don't really fight. We get along really well and enjoy each other's company. But follow us through our shopping trip and you'd never guess it. hee hee So we do our shopping, then any other errands we have to do. Then we come home and put away groceries, do some cleaning around the house, and then I get to play, play, play! So Sundays are my favorite - because it's lazy day around here. I get to start crafting as soon as I'm done with my coffee and I pretty much spend the entire day making my projects for the week for my DT commitments and any challenges I want to enter.

So for today - I want to share 2 cards I made yesterday, the first is for the:

A Day for Daisies Challenge - Have a Heart

I colored my bunny by leaving him un-colored and covering him with White Fun Flock for his body and Pink Fun Flock for his tail. The heart was colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. DP is from My Mind's Eye, ribbon pieces, button, and "XO" stickers are from my stash.

And next - getting this in at the last minute - is for the:

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Cute and Cuddly

I colored my Pirate image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and Prismacolor markers. DP is from My Mind's Eye. Cardstock and ribbon are from SU! Buttons and sticker sentiment are from The Oriental Trading Co.

Have a lovely Sunday, friends. Peace.

Simply Betty, Just Some Lines, & WW ATC Reminder

2012-02-11T06:47:00.000-05:00

Good morning! I was psyched to wake up and discover that the snow we were expecting today has changed course and most likely won't come near us. I know we've had a very mild winter and I'm thankful for that, so I couldn't really complain about a couple inches of snow but I'd much rather we not get it!

I have a few things to share with you today - first up is my card for the:

Simply Betty Stamps Happy Halloween Challenge (use black and white plus one other color)

I printed Jazzy twice, fussy-cutting the 2nd image and adhering it slightly askew with pop-up dots. I paper-pieced her dress with SU! DP and used a coordinating DP for the background. Her hair and skin are colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits, and I added some black pearl stickers and ribbon tags.

Next - we have a new challenge for you over at:

Just Some Lines - Fairy Tales/Nursery Rhymes

I'm hosting the challenge this time, and I love fairy tale/nursery rhyme challenges! I made this card based on "Mary Had a Little Lamb" using DP from My Mind's Eye:

And this card was based on "Little Bo Peep" - Jehanne is the owner/illustrator of Just Some Lines and she has her very own flock of sheep. From what I hear, they are difficult creatures to take care of! So here's Little Bo Peep, maybe hoping those sheep will disappear for a little while:

Head on over to see the rest of the DT's creations and to play along!

And last but not least - we have a reminder post for you over at:

Wicked Wednesdays ATC Challenge - Valentine's Day or Hearts/Love

For my reminder ATC, I used the Queen of Hearts from Saturated Canary:

I love this image, it's one of my favorites from Saturated Canary. I did her hair in pink and outlined it with a red gel pen, her boots are covered in Dazzling Diamonds glitter, the rest of her is colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and SU! markers.

Hope you all have a great weekend - see you tomorrow! :) Peace.

Tiddly Inks, Dilly Beans, Crafter's Cafe, and Jellypark

2012-02-10T06:00:00.001-05:00

TGIF! Picking Cass up from school when I get out of work and heading out for a little girl time (shopping). :) I love my girl - she's pretty much my best friend. She's almost 17 and I cannot believe it - she's my BABY. LOL They grow up so fast, it's just amazing. But she'll always be my baby.

I've got a few cards to share with you today, first is my card for the Tiddly Inks Valentine Challenge:

I colored the adorable Wryn with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits and added a digi stamp sentiment from CS Designs. I wanted lots of red, so I sponged the background with red ink, added red buttons and tied a red ribbon around the card.

Next up - we have a new challenge for you at:

Dilly Beans Designers - Love is in the Air

I colored my Dilly Beans image "2 Hearts Girl" with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and used a red gel pen. Cardstock, ribbon, & "love" rub-on from SU! Pearl stickers are from my stash.

Last for today - we have a new release AND a new challenge for you at:

Jellypark Friends - Shades of Love (use pinks/reds/purples)

I am also entering the above card into:

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - pink, red, and purple

Girl with banner image above is a fundraiser digi that you can read about and buy here (I used a black marker to change the "thank you" to "Love you"). Bottom card uses the new owl digi stamps.

Here's a different take on the owls, I really love how this one came out:

And another new image, this adorable little kid in a rabbit costume:

Peace.

Prince Charming?

2012-02-09T06:00:00.000-05:00

I was super psyched to make the:

Yay! I love playing along with these challenges that make you get dark and gothic - such a fun twist on crafting. You can see the offending card here.

Now I must tell you I had a lot of fun making this card, and I sure hope it's scary enough for these challenges:

Beyond the Burtonesque - Fairy Tale - Make it Scary

Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes

Haunted Design House Macabre Monday - Freaker's Free-For-All

I used this cool "Death Plaque" digi stamp from Smeared Ink, along with the sweet vampire image from Tiddly Inks and the sentiment from TLC. I don't know, I just love the way this one came out. I'm still working my way to some full-blown blood and gore for my peeps - you know who you are. I'll make you proud some day. For now, thanks for tolerating my cutesy-creepy stuff. hee hee ;) xoxo

Have a great day, everyone. Peace.

Wednesdays Rule

2012-02-08T06:00:00.002-05:00

Wednesdays are wonderful - today it's time for:

Wicked Wednesday #18 - Love/Hearts or Valentine's Day

I made these sweet ATC's using our sponsor's (Dilly Beans) Ragdoll Ruby image:

Head on over to see what the rest of the DT did and to link up! I'm also entering these into the:

Simon Says Stamp - Love is in the Air
and

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Love is in the Air

and

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Hugs and Kisses

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Next up - this is for the:

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Pink and Red

and

Daring Cardmakers - Color Challenge (pink and red)
and

Paper Pretties Challenge - Red/Pink/White

and

Saturated Canary Challenge - Red/Pink/White

I colored my Zorana Gypsy Dancer image from Saturated Canary with Prismacolor markers, Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. DP is a digi paper, cardstock, ribbon, and glitter are from Stampin' Up! I used a red glitter gel pen to outline her hair. Pearl stickers are from my stash.

And last for today - this is for:

The Octopode Factory Challenge #32 - Shades of Grey

I printed the butterflies (from The Octopode Factory) onto 2 different grey DP's from SU! All supplies from SU!

Enjoy your day! Peace.

Lots of stuff for today...

2012-02-07T07:43:00.003-05:00

Hi friends - I'm feeling a bit better today, thanks for all of your kind words. I don't have to work today, so I am just going to keep taking it easy and hopefully I'll feel even better tomorrow. I have to go to work tomorrow regardless, so let's hope so. LOL I'm still stuffy and sneezing, but I don't feel as run down and just plain awful as I felt the last few days. Just can't overdo it today - I guess I'm forced to sit at my craft table again today... *sigh* Life is so rough... hee hee

So let's get to the good stuff! First for today is my card for the:

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge - Girlie Girl!

I haven't played along with the Pixies in a while, and I thought it was time to do so! Now that I'm looking at it, I wish I had paper-pieced her dress and hat - but oh well. Next time. For this card, I used DP from My Mind's Eye (YUMMY) and colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. I added some gemstone stickers and a piece of ric-rac from my stash. The ribbon tags were made with snips of Mellow Moss ribbon from SU!

Next up - this card is for 2 challenges:

All That Scraps - Anything Goes

and

Forever Night - Alternative Girls PLUS black/white/red/grey colors

I was pleased with how this came out - what do you think? I paper-pieced her dress, colored her skin, hair and wings with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits, and colored her tights with Copic markers. "Dare to be Different" sentiment is a digi stamp from CS Designs. I added some pearl stickers and ribbon tags in red, grey and black and I used white embossing on the edges of the piece of cardstock she's mounted on.

Last for today - we have a reminder posted for our challenge at:

Art with No Boundaries - All You Need is Love

You can find Chris's beautiful new Expressive Hearts, along with the sentiments, on the CS Designs site here.

I am also entering this one into the:

Sassy Studio Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge - Love is in the Air

Head on over to the Art with no Boundaries blog to see the rest of the DT's creations and to link up!

Have a great day. Peace.

Sassy Cheryl & Simon Says Stamp

2012-02-06T07:54:00.002-05:00

My poor Patriots. *sigh* But hey, I'm from Red Sox nation - we never give up hope. There's always next year. :)

Anyway - still sick. :( Didn't sleep very well last night, so I'm staying home today and resting. The sneezing and runny nose and watering eyes are the worst. Oh and don't forget the sinus pressure. UGH! Every time I woke up last night, my mouth was dry as a bone. Yuck. I'm washing all the sheets and blankets right now and hoping to get a nap in at some point. Cass is still not feeling 100% either, this thing just seems to linger.

Anyway - I did spend an awful lot of time crafting this weekend. I have a couple of things to share today - first up is my card for the:

Sassy Cheryl's Show Me #61
and

Sassy Cheryl's 100th Challenge - Use a punch and something shimmery

So I used some large circle punches and for the "something shimmery" I added Crystal Effects and sprinkled some glitter in it before it dried. Sentiment is from Tiddly Inks. DP is from My Mind's Eye.

Next - these little ATC's are for the:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Animal Antics

I couldn't decided on one, so you get both - I used animal characters from The Greeting Farm (digi stamps) on both, the first one is a Valentine ATC using "Beto Bouquet" and a subway art digi stamp from TLC:

And this one is my favorite, I love this Sailor Seal with Cupcakes image:

I also want to enter my little Seal ATC into the:

AllSorts Challenge Blog - Free and Easy

I love ATC's - you know what I did this weekend? I went through a bunch of my older ATC's and pulled out some that didn't tickle my fancy (I love the expression - hee hee) and I made them into cards, adding an image or a sentiment or a piece of DP here and there. I do plan to get something to showcase my favorite ATC's in eventually, some type of book or display. I'm still thinking about it.

Well, that's all for today - I'm going to go take a hot shower and some medicine and hit the couch. Maybe watch a movie. Hope you're all avoiding the sickies - have a great day! Peace.

Super Bowl Sunday!

2012-02-05T06:31:00.001-05:00

Well, I'm not having much luck keeping the sickies away, it's just awful - it sneaks up on you slowly instead of hitting you hard, but after 3-4 days of feeling "eh", I am now just plain sick. Sneezing and stuffy for the most part, gotta send the hubby out for some more tissues and medicine today - I'm so glad I got all my errands done on Friday. My heat embossing gun died on me yesterday, so I do need to pick one of those up as I use it quite often. But that's going to have to wait until another day! Today my only plan is to move between my couch and my craft table, making cards and watching the Patriots hopefully win the Super Bowl game tonight! :)

So I made a whole bunch of stuff yesterday, which left me with plenty of eye candy to share with you all this week. For today, I have this card for the:

Haunted Design House Macabre Monday Challenge - Shot Through the Heart

I am also entering this into:

The Corrosive Challenge - Love Bites

I did a close-up of the image because I wanted to show you his heart - I used this stuff that I bought on my shopping spree last week, it's called "Crackle Accents." It's a liquid that you squeeze onto the area you want and it dries to a cracked finish - and in this case, it did exactly what I was hoping it would do - it looks like the pin that was pushed in "broke" his heart. So cool. The voodoo doll image is from Wonderstrange (freebie) and the flying heart is from Tiddly Inks. I just printed out the words and cut them out by hand. I splattered some watered-down red paint all over it to look like blood. :)

Next up - I made a pair of ATC's for this week's:

Simon Says Stamp and Show... Kings and Queens

I used images from Sliekje and sentiments from Bethany's Elegant Word Art. I used cardstock and DP from SU! Gemstone stickers are from my stash.

Hope you're all avoiding this nasty cold/flu season! Peace.

Wicked Wednesday Reminder & JSL It's a Dog's Life Reminder

2012-02-04T06:00:00.001-05:00

I got so much done yesterday, I love having Fridays off. I have been feeling kind of blah - sore throat, sneezing, I'm trying to keep it from coming so I'm staying put this weekend!

We have a reminder post for you at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge - Mermaids

I made this ATC with this week's prize mermaid image from our sponsor, Just Some Lines:

And this ATC was made with a gorgeous baby mermaid from A Day for Daisies:

Coloring was done with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. I love those little pearl stickers. I used a rub-on sentiment from SU! on the ribbon. Button is from my stash.

Next - don't forget to play along with our It's a Dog's Life Challenge at Just Some Lines:

I colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits, DP is digi paper from Shabby Princess. Sentiment is a digi stamp from Stampin' Up!

Hope you're all having a good weekend and rooting for the Patriots tomorrow!!! :) Go Pats! Peace.

New Dilly Beans Challenge - Zombie Love

2012-02-03T08:40:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday! We have a new challenge for you at:

Dilly Beans Designers & Friday Challenges - ZOMBIE LOVE!

I made a set of 4 ATC's with my images, here they are separately:

I colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits, and added glitter. Cardstock, DP, and glitter are from SU! I love making ATC's - it's fun and challenging to work on such a small canvas, but I am usually able to crank them out quicker than cards. I have a lot of fun with them. If you like making ATC's, you should check out my challenge blog at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenges

Have a great weekend! Peace.

By Lori Designs

2012-02-02T05:25:00.000-05:00

Woke up with a sore throat this morning - reallllllly hoping it doesn't turn into anything. But both of my kids have had "it" so I have a feeling I'll be spending the weekend coughing and sneezing on the couch. Oh well - at least today is my last day of work until Monday!

I just have one card to share today - this one is for the:

Here's my card:

I colored "School Time Lucy" with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and Prismacolor markers. I paper-pieced her dress using the same DP as the background. Funny side note: I've had that piece of DP for-EVER! I had been waiting for the perfect reason to use it and when this challenge popped up, I knew it was time! LOL I added a little felt flower and rub-on sentiment from Stampin' Up! Ribbon tags were made with scraps of ribbon.
Have a great day! Peace.

Designed2Delight, Desert Islands Crafts, and WW ATC Challenge

2012-02-01T05:43:00.000-05:00

Happy February 1st! We took Trev to meet with the Army recruiter again yesterday and it's starting to look like this is really going to happen. I'm nervous, excited, happy, scared, sad, anxious, proud.... all at once. Trev has to bring down copies of his ID's, high school diploma, etc., and do some paperwork later in the week. Then within the next week or two, he'll go to Westover Air Force Base in Springfield, Massachusetts, and take the 3-hour ASVAB test, have dinner with the Army recruiters and potential recruits, and spend the night at a hotel with them. The next morning, they wake him at 4:30 a.m. and have him do a physical, etc. Then it's a waiting game - it could take up to 6 months to get shipped to boot camp, which is 9 weeks long. In the meantime, he will have to meet with his recruiter every Thursday afternoon. He's super excited about it - a little nervous, but in a good way. I can't even put into words how proud I am of him. If his great-grandfather could see him.... I can't even think about it without my eyes filling with tears. I'll fill you in as we go along, that's for sure. :)

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The wonderful Faith at Designed2Delight has come out with some adorable new images, and is having a little linky party to show them off. I just had to buy this sweet little "Love Bug's Heart Strings" image - here she is:

I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits and added some glitter. DP is from My Mind's Eye. Ribbon, brad, rub-on sentiment, and cardstock are from Stampin' Up!

Next up - guess what today is? It is:

Desert Islands Crafts Challenge FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!

So guess what our challenge is all about? Yup, you got it - BIRTHDAYS! Click the link to see our itinerary and to link up for your chance to win a prize! Here's what I came up with, using one of my beloved Saturated Canary images:

I colored "Ellie's Birthday" with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. DP is from My Mind's Eye, sticker sentiment is from SRM Stickers. Ribbon tags were made with scraps of my ribbons.

And last but not least - just a reminder to go check out my new post at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge - Mermaids

We have this adorable mermaid image from Just Some Lines as our prize this week - go play along and link up for your chance to win! Have a great day, my friends! Peace.

Funny

2012-01-31T05:15:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone. I removed part of the post I wrote the other day about stealing because I found out that it was an ongoing concern for the particular company I mentioned, and I didn't want to do or say anything that might hurt that company. But I have to say something here - I have been contacted by 3 people with harassing, bullying e-mails because of this situation. They are just not nice people. Two of them went so far as to track me down on Facebook. When you are this aggressive with your behaviors and words, you have to realize how guilty it makes you look. I am not upset, I am not angry. I have never said one mean thing and I won't stoop to your level. I feel bad for the true artist whose work is being stolen, but I support her by purchasing her art. That's all I can do and that is my final word on the subject. :)

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On to business - for today I have a card for:

A Day for Daisies - All That Glitters

I used the gorgeous Birds Nest image, colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. DP is a Kraft cardstock from Tim Holtz, LOVE it. I added a button and some glitter and a few pearl stickers. I just love these ADFD images, they are so much fun to color and a nice change from my normal cutesy stuff. But they have plenty of cutesy, too! :)
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We have another challenge for you at:

Art With No Boundaries

We are now having a "recycle" challenge at the end of each month and this month, we're using our scraps and highlighting the Asian/Geisha images, here's what I came up with:

We'd love for you to come play along and show us what you can do with your scraps!
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We also have a new challenge for you at:

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Romance is in the Air

Come play along with us! :)

Oh and p.s. - he won't see this, but I have to say HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY to my awesome nephew, Eric. He's a special kid (OK, GUY, whatever!) and I love him to pieces. Hope he has a safe and happy 21st! :)

Peace.

Saturated Canary, Octopode Factory, CS Designs and JSL

2012-01-30T05:00:00.001-05:00

And Monday's here again - that came quick! :) I had a nice, quiet weekend - made lots of cards and ATC's and have a full week's worth of stuff to share.

First up is a tag I made for the:

Saturated Canary Challenge- Dies and/or Punches

I used heart shaped punches on my tag. I printed my image on Kraft cardstockand colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. I used a heart background stamp and "Be Mine" stamp from SU!

Next is a card I made for:

The Octopode Factory Challenge - Cats n Dogs

I colored my Lion image with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits, and sprayed with purple Glimmer Mist. I used a stencil for the background on the cardstock, and an astrology wheel I found on Google for part of the background. I added some black ribbon tags to finish it off.

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We have a new challenge for you over at:

Art With No Boundaries - All You Need is Love

I used Red and Kraft cardstock, dragged my images through a red ink pad to distress them and did the same to the Kraft background. Added some buttons along the side and done!
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And last - today's my day to post over at the:

Just Some Lines Blog

I used 2 of the new images, Emo Alek & Amber I Will Catch You and the word "LOVE":

I colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits and Prismacolor markers. DP is from My Mind's Eye.

Have a great week everyone! Peace.

Simon Says...

2012-01-29T08:54:00.000-05:00

Goooooooooood morning! I made it to AC Moore yesterday and put a nice little dent in my gift card that I had received for Christmas. It was great because I had 3 coupons, a $10 reward certificate from my AC Moore Rewards card, AND the gift certificate my wonderful hubby gave me for Christmas. So I bought some things that I just wanted to experiment with - I got some alcohol inks and a bottle of blending solution, can't WAIT to try my hand with these. I also got a bottle of this "crackle" stuff - basically it's a liquid that you lay on top of an image and it dries to a cracked finish. I have done the layering of UTEE and then "breaking" it to give it that look, but thought this sounded even easier! I also got some Tim Holtz stuff, man I love his stuff. I got some cool tapes (they are sort of transparent with designs on them - I got musical notes (see project below), dictionary-looking definitions, butterflies, and script. Oh and these awesome glitter markers from Martha Stewart, LOVE THEM! I also got a big 12x12 pad of Tim Holtz Kraft DP with cool designs on it. I try to stay away from the larger DP because I don't really scrapbook, but sometimes I just can't resist and I usually cut it into 6x6 pieces when I get home. I used a piece on yesterday's HDH project here, if you want to see.

I played around for a few hours yesterday but today is my long crafting day and I can hardly wait to get started. I slept late this morning, which is also nice to do on Sundays, isn't it? I'm just finishing my coffee now and then I'll do some laundry and get started crafting. LOVE Sundays. :)

I also love the Simon Says Stamp shop so I try to play along with the following 2 challenges every week (the prize is always a gift certificate to the store). It helps that they always have cool themes to play with! And this week I was able to combine the challenges and do one project - here is my little tag for the:

Simon Says Stamp and Show... A Song Title

and

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

My song title is "Dazed and Confused" by Led Zeppelin. I used "Dunce Cap Zombie with Heart" by Dilly Beans, colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits, and Prismacolor markers. I sprayed with Silver Foil Smooch Spritz before adhering the image. Musical note tape by Tim Holtz. Ribbons and pearl stickers are from my stash.

Have a happy Sunday, my friends! Peace.

HDH MM, Kraft Journal, WW ATC Reminder and JSL

2012-01-28T13:01:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone! I just love Saturdays. :)

I combined 2 challenges today to come up with this card for the:

HDH Macabre Monday - Get Lost Challenge

and

The Kraft Journal Challenge - Tie it Up

My Kraft map DP is from Tim Holtz - mermaid image is from Dilly Beans, printed on Kraft cardstock and colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. I added gray pearl stickers to her hair and black pearl stickers behind her. I tied some twine around the whole thing and spritzed with Spun Sugar Smooch Spritz.

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Please check out my reminder post at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge - Fairy Tales/Nursery Rhymes

I made an Alice in Wonderland ATC for today's post - head on over to see what the rest of the DT did and to link up your own ATC!

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And I also wanted to remind you that we have a new challenge for you at:

Just Some Lines - It's a Dog's Life!

You do NOT have to use a JSL image to play, but you do get an extra chance at winning if you do. Come join us!

Have a great weekend, my friends! Peace.

Dilly Beans, Jellypark, & Sassy Studio Freebie Friday

2012-01-27T08:17:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday! I have the day off from work today, but I have a busy day! I'm heading out soon to take gram to Walmart, then I have a lunch date with my sister, and then we are bringing Trevor to take his learner's permit test (driving) this afternoon AND he has an appointment to speak with an Army recruiter (gulp!). So I just wanted to quickly post my stuff for today and I hope you all have a fabulous Friday. :)

We have a new challenge for you at:

Dilly Beans Designers & Friday Challenges- FrEaKeD!

I used Megan's Alice image, and paired her with a bottle of poison. I also used one of Megan's frames, then tore back the pieces to create a frame. Cardstock, DP, and brads are from Stampin' Up!

Next up - we have a new challenge AND a new release for you at:

Jellypark Friends - Winter Wonderland

I made 2 ATC's using the sweet new bunting, there are 4 styles so you can choose which suits whatever project you're working on:

And I also made a card with the adorable penguin:

And last - today is my final post as a guest designer for Sassy Studio's Freebie Friday on PaperCraftPlanet. Here's my card:

If you like her, you better go grab her quick, she's available for 24 hours. :) I had a lot of fun being a guest designer for Sassy Studio - I'm very thankful to them for having me and I appreciate the beautiful images that I got to work with. Thank you, girls!

Peace.

Sassy Studio, Celebrate the Occasion, & Digistamps4Joy

2012-01-26T08:14:00.000-05:00

Ahhhhh.... Thursday. I don't go in to work until 3:00 today, it's so nice to not have to be rushing around this morning! I might even get a little craft time in later, we shall see!

Well today is my last post as a guest DT member for the Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge!

The DT have decided to do a Christmas challenge on the last Thursday of every month, to hopefully give you a head-start on next year's Christmas cards. What a great idea, huh? I had a LOT of fun being a guest designer for Sassy Studio the past 2 months - come back tomorrow to see my final guest DT post showing my card using the freebie posted at the Sassy Studio group on PaperCraftPlanet. :)

I also made a card for the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion #47 - Masculine Birthday

and

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - For the Boys

I used this adorable Jellypark pirate boy image, colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits and SU! markers. I cropped and mounted on SU! cardstock/DP. The map is an old clear unmounted stamp I had in my stash - sorry I don't have any idea who the manufacturer is (if you know, leave a comment and I'll add it in - thanks!). Button is from my stash.

Have a fabulous day! Peace.

WW ATC and The Cheerful Stamp Pad

2012-01-25T07:35:00.001-05:00

Good morning Wednesday! Time for a new challenge at...

Wicked Wednesdays ATC Challenge Blog - Fairy Tales/Nursery Rhymes

We were sponsored by the fabulous Saturated Canary this week, and I made 2 ATC's for this challenge. My first one is Sleeping Beauty:

Any my next one is Snow White:

You can read the details and see more samples on the blog - please visit and consider playing along with us for a chance to win your choice of either of these adorable images.

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And last for today - our reminder post at:

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Birds of a Feather

I made an ATC using this vintagey image from Stampin Damour:

I hope you'll consider joining one or all of these challenges! Thanks for visiting. Peace.

DT news, TI and ATS... plus a note about STEALING.

2012-01-24T06:45:00.003-05:00

STEALING

WRONG!!!

Do I have your attention? Most of you know that I run an ATC challenge blog called Wicked Wednesdays. I have been lucky enough to get to know several artists through the Internet, e-mails, blog posts, etc. Some of them I even consider friends. So I felt like I had to address this issue that affects so many of my kindred spirits. Tomorrow's post on my challenge blog will be addressing this issue, too. It first came to my attention when we realized there was at least one blogger who was entering my challenges using images from our sponsors - but she did not purchase these images and they were poor copies of the originals (quite likely traced). Furthermore, her blog was written in Russian and translation had been disabled. Because of these things, I will be requiring entrants to my challenge to either have their posts done in English or at the very least, to have the translation option available AND I will reserve the right to remove any entries that are obviously created with stolen images/artwork.

On that note, please check out this post from my artist friend Chris of CS Designs - Piece of Our Heart.

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Moving on - I am happy to announce that after serving as December 2011 and January 2012 Guest Designer at Art With No Boundaries, I've accepted the offer of a full-time Design Team position with them! I'm super excited to join this amazing, creative team. We are currently running an "Express Yourself" challenge, which you can find here. Please check out the post and consider joining in!

Here are my creations - for my first card I printed the paper doll image out twice, fussy-cutting her and spraying both her and the sentiment with Silver Foil Smooch Spritz. I used DP from 7Gypsies and added some ribbon from my stash along the side of the card:

When I was a kid, I LOVED paper dolls. I still do. But some of my fondest memories are of going to the grocery store with my mom, and being allowed to choose a book of paper dolls from the "book/toy aisle". That night, when I went to bed, my mom would painstakingly cut out each paper doll and every outfit. When I woke up in the morning, my paper dolls were perfectly cut out and waiting to be played with. These are the memories that make my heart swell with love for my mom. It's the simple things, you know?

Next is a tag/bookmark using the 3rd fussy-cut paper doll image that I already had ready and waiting to be used, along with a partial cut-out of one of the sentiments:

Again, it's all sprayed with Silver Foil Smooch Spritz - I just love the look it gives.

And last is one more card:

For this one, I printed the paper dolls tiny to use as embellishments. I kept the focus on the sentiment, I love this sentiment. :) Cardstock and ribbon are from Stampin' Up!
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Next, I haven't played along in a while with the Tiddler Inkers, so I had to get my butt moving and make something for the:

Tiddly Inks Challenge - Green/Yellow/Orange/Blue

I love how this came out - I printed the images directly on colored cardstock, used the text as the background, roughing up the edges and dragging it through a black ink pad. I then fussy cut the flowers and adhered them with foam pop-up dots. I like the simple addition of the ribbon.

Next is my card for the:

All That Scraps Challenge - Blue, Brown, & Tan

I colored with Prismacolor markers and used cardstock, buttons, and rub-on sentiments from Stampin' Up!

Have a great day! Peace.

Simon Says Stamp

2012-01-23T05:34:00.001-05:00

WOO HOO - the Patriots are going to the Super Bowl! :) It's so much fun watching football, and it's even more fun when your team wins! LOL

I spent most of the weekend making cards and ATC's - today's card is one of my favorites! I dug out some old DP and matching felt flowers/ribbon from SU! to play along in the:

Card Makin' Mamas Challenge - Something Old

and I followed the sketch for the:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge

I used an image from A Day for Daisies, colored with Prismacolor colored pencils and mineral spirits. Cardstock, DP, ribbon, glitter, and felt flowers are from Stampin' Up! Buttons are from my stash.

Hope you all have a great week. Peace.

HDH Macabre Monday - Chic Freak

2012-01-22T09:38:00.000-05:00

It's game day... go Patriots! :)

Back to our regularly-scheduled programming...

today's card is for the:

Haunted Design House Macabre Monday Challenge - Chic Freak

My image is from Scrapper's Delight and the sentiment is a free digi stamp from Scrapalicious Times Sentiments. I kept it simple, highlighting her hair with purple and coloring her outfit with a black colored pencil/Gamsol and red glitter pen.

I've been busy this weekend and expect to spend most of today creating, as well. I've had some comments from people asking how I craft when I'm sick, etc. - the answer is that I don't! LOL I make LOTS of stuff on weekends, I prepare all of my blog posts for the whole week and then I just add my comments in each day and publish it. So thanks for your kind words, but I swear I'm human and take plenty of days off! hee hee

OK - off to get creating, so I can be ready when the football game starts! Peace.

The Octopode Factory & WW Saturday Reminder

2012-01-21T14:03:00.002-05:00

I was inspired by my friend Megan to buy some digi stamps from The Octopode Factory and to play along with:

The Octopode Factory Friday Challenge - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

I decided to make a set of tags with the Wizard of Oz set that I bought, so here they are, starting with Dorothy:

Glinda the Good Witch:

The Lion:

Tin Man:

Scarecrow:

Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West:

I am also linking the set of tags to the:

Simon Says Stamp and Show... Anything But a Card Challenge

What do you think? I had a BLAST making these tags, hope you like them. :) I used Kraft cardstock from Stampin' Up! as my base, and just cut them to tag shapes. I used all kinds of Smooch Spritzes (Log Cabin, Black Velvet, Emerald, Spun Sugar, Gold Glow, and Silver Foil), I used pink and cherry Shimmering Mists and lots of ribbons from my stash. I also used brads, eyelets, and sticker gems/pears. The sentiments are all digi stamps from the Making Our Mark Guy Gendron Fundraiser.

Next - check out my reminder post today at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge - Dresses/Dress Forms

Here's a sampling of the eye candy - check out the post for more:

Image above by Stampin Damour (freebie) at Free Vintage Digital Stamps.
That's all for now - I'm spending this day full of non-stop snow at my craft table. :) Peace.

Sweet Stampin' - DILLY BEANS - Sassy Studio FREEBIE

2012-01-20T06:11:00.003-05:00

Happy Friday! I'm finally starting to feel like myself again, but I'm going to be taking it easy today just to make sure. I have a few errands to run, then I plan to catch up on my cards and ATC's. Big football game Sunday (GO PATS!), so I have to plan accordingly! :)

So - first things first! I have a card for the:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - All That Glitters

I used one of my adorable images from Saturated Canary, colored her and her little piggie with Prismacolor markers and covered them both in glitters. Her tutu is covered with Pink Fun Flock, so it's got a texturey (I think I just made up a word), glittery look to it. The DP is some super old DP from Stampin' Up! Ribbon tags were made with snippets of ribbon from SU! (TIP: I keep Ziploc bags with pieces of ribbon - one gallon-size bag with larger pieces, and one quart-size bag with pieces that are maybe 2 inches and smaller - they come in really handy when I want to add just a little tiny ribbon tag). The sentiment is a digi image from Scrapalicious Times Sentiments (FREE - check them out!).

Next - we have a new challenge for you over at:

Dilly Beans Designers & Challenge Blog - Have the Blues

Head on over to see the rest of the fab creations from our outstanding DT and to link up your own blue creation! I made a tag/bookmark, using one of my all-time fave Dilly Beans characters, Ruby Ragdoll. The sentiment is part of a beautiful digi stamp set from CS Designs, the quote is original from Chris Stern.

Last, but certainly not least, for today - we also have a new freebie for you over at:

Paper Craft Planet - Sassy Studio Designs

I made a little "tea-bag card" - love these, such simple and sweet little gifts. I cropped my "Latte Lori" image close and colored her with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits, and Prismacolor markers (her hair, skin, & lips). Cardstock and DP are from Stampin' Up!

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend. Peace.

Discombobulated!

2012-01-19T06:50:00.002-05:00

Discombobulated: To be thrown into a state of confusion.

That's me today. I'm feeling out of my element, not quite myself. That migraine yesterday was just awful and I still just don't feel "right." I keep getting dizzy, and I'll be really hot one minute and then freezing cold a few minutes later and then I feel fine for an hour. So weird. I think I might have to take it easy today - I feel SO BAD about calling in to work, classes started up again this week at the college I work at, and we are super busy in my office. :( But I just can't go if I'm still getting these weird hot/cold/dizzy spells every hour! UGH.

Anyway - totally forgot to direct you all to my challenge blog, new challenge was posted yesterday at:

Wicked Wednesdays ATC Challenge Blog - Dresses/Dress Forms

I created 2 ATC's with the sponsor's image, Vintage Dress by Michelle Perkett Studio:

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Next up today I have a card for my guest spot over at:

Sassy Studio Challenge Blog

I used the White Queen image, colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits and sprayed with some Silver Foil Smooch Spritz. Digi stamp sentiment is an original quote from Chris Stern of CS Designs.

OK - gotta drive my girl to school and then I'm heading back to bed for a few hours to see if I feel any better. Peace.

Forever Night - A Little Strange

2012-01-18T15:55:00.001-05:00

Hi friends - short post today, woke up with a really bad migraine in the wee hours of the morning and have been out of commission all day. It's almost 4:00 p.m. and I am just starting to feel like a human being again. Ugh. So I just wanted to quickly post this card for the:

Forever Night Challenge - A Little Strange

I used a couple of the fun digi images from Tiddly Inks, colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits and Prismacolor markers, along with some glitter. DP is from Stampin' Up! Buttons and ribbon are from my stash. Peace.

Snowy Morning!

2012-01-17T06:35:00.001-05:00

Ahhh - hubby went back to work this morning, but Cass has a 2-hour delay due to the snow that fell last night. So these things combined means I get a few hours of quiet this morning to get stuff done. Love it. And it also means I can drop Cass off at school on my way in to work - perfect! :)

I have a few things to share with you all today - I have been a guest designer for CS Designs the past couple of months, and we have our first challenge of 2012 for you today, please check out:

Art with no Boundaries Challenge - Express Yourself

I used the gorgeous new images to create a tag:

And a card:

Head on over to see the rest of the DT's creations and to link up! Please note - sentiment digi stamps are original quotes from Chris Stern of CS Designs.

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I was soooo excited to see Lori Boyd bring back her challenges! This card is for the:

I love these simple and adorable images - they remind me of paper dolls. I colored with Prismacolor markers and used blocks of SU! cardstock. I added a sentiment and a few green gemstone stickers.

Next is my creation for the:

Fresh Brewed Blog Challenge - Pink, White, & Kraft

I couldn't wait for a reason to use this adorable dragon digi stamp from A Day for Daisies! I colored her up in pinks - I used Kraft, Whisper White, and Pretty in Pink cardstock from Stampin' Up! Taffeta ribbon is in Kraft from SU! I added lots of glitter to her wings and sprayed the whole thing with Bubblegum Pink Glimmer Mist.

Peace.