Thursday, July 31, 2014

Bombshell & From the Heart

Hello friends - today I'm posting my last project as Bombshell's Ms. July!  


The stamps are from the set called Hula Girl, and I used some spritzes to create the background paper.  I colored her with Prismacolor markes and added some flower brads and an anchor charm.

Next is my card for the stamp of the month challenge at:


I'd also like to enter this one into the following challenges:


I colored my Winter Friends image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Peace.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge: Mythical Sea Creatures

Good morning!  I am enjoying my job, but I do miss having so much crafting time for sure.  Today I'm just posting my ATC quickly for our new challenge at:


Our sponsor is Aurora Wings and I printed my seahorse image on DP, then accented it with lots of Stickles.  Papers are from Authentique and the "believe" sticker is from Tim Holtz.  Anchor charm is from my stash and I tied it on with a little piece of twine.  I would like to enter this into the following challenges:


Have a great day, my friends.  :)  Peace.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

WW ATC Challenge: Cute as a Button

Good morning!  Today we have a new challenge for you at:



Our sponsor this week is Heather Ellis, and I've used one of her sweet new images to create my simple little ATC.  She's colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  The "Happy" sentiment is a rubber stamp from My Favorite Things.  Papers are from MME and the buttons are from my stash.  Peace.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Seize the Day: ATC

OK so I know you're dying to know - I survived my 1st week back to work!  :)  Although I was exhausted by Friday and wondering how the Hell I did it back when I had small children at home!  I started on a good week - Jeremy's in California, Trevor's in Japan, and Cass was in Maine for the week.  So it was nice to not have to worry about taking care of anyone else while adjusting to the working world again!

So if you remember, I'm the Ms. July Bombshell Pin Up Girl and today I have a little ATC to share:


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
I had bought these little canvas-sized ATC blanks at the craft store and decided to play with them, so I used my acrylic paints to create the background and then dragged the edges through a black ink pad.  I stamped the volcano image from the Hula Girl set in black and colored with Prismacolor markers and Stickles  The sentiment is a sticker from SRM Stickers.  Peace.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Oddball Art Co. Guest DT!

Good morning!  So excited - I started my new job yesterday!  I had Orientation yesterday, so it was a shorter day than normal, which was kind of a nice way to ease back into it!  My hours will be 7:30-4, Monday through Friday.  It's been 4 years since I've worked full-time and I think I'm ready to get back to it.  It will be nice to appreciate weekends again.  But my crafty time is going to be seriously cut into - just going to have to improvise and maybe start crafting in the evenings!

Anyway - today I'm also excited to announce that I'm serving as a Guest Design Team member for the next 6 months for:


And we have a new challenge for you today:



I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle: Anything Goes
Pumpkin Spice: Anything Goes
Treasured Times: Anything Goes

I colored this awesome image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from echo park - the little embellishment skull/flower thing has been in my stash forever.  The sentiment is a rubber stamp from My Favorite Things.  Peace.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Bombshell: Island Girl

Hello friends - Bombshell's Ms. July here with a fun Summer card I made using our Hula Girl set and some pretty papers from Authentique.  

This set would be perfect to use for our current July challenge at:
Bombshell:  Sun, Surf, & Sand


Come play along for your chance to win!  Peace.

Friday, July 4, 2014

Dilly Beans: Summer Lovin'

Happy Friday AND Happy 4th of July!  We are celebrating tomorrow by going to the town of Monte Rio's Independence Day celebration, it should be a good time!  You can't beat the weather here in northern California, and I'm enjoying my vacation.  Today we have a new challenge for you at:



I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Fussy & Fancy Fridays: Summertime
Crafty Little Fairies: Summer Fun
Time Out Challenges: Fun in the Sun

I made a little ATC using one of our mermaid images, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits - I paper-pieced her tail and added a little flower brad from Stampin' Up!  The text is part of the paper pad. Peace.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Bombshell & Wicked Wednesday: Include an Uplifting/Inspirational Quote or Sentiment

Happy Wednesday!  

I'm happy to announce that I'm acting as the Bombshell Pin-Up Girl for the month of July!  For my challenge theme this month, I chose:

Sun, Surf, and Sand


I made a bookmark for those Summer reading books!  I stamped my Bombshell girl twice - once on white and once on Designer Paper, and paper-pieced her bathing suit.  Papers are from Authentique, I added a little metal flower embellishment to finish it off.

I'd like to add my bookmark to the following challenges:

The Artistic Stamper: By the Seaside (must use rubber stamp)
Crafting Musketeers: Summertime
Loves Rubber Stamps: Anything Goes
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Next up, today we have a new challenge for you at:



I would also like to enter this little ATC into the following challenges:


Image is from The Octopode Factory (our sponsor this week at WW) - printed on DP and colored with Prismacolor markers and Stickles.  The "Inspire" sentiment is also from TOF and I printed it on coordinating DP and fussy-cut it out.  DP is from Authentique.  Peace.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Lacy Sunshine: Without You What Would I Do?

Hello friends - heading to California tomorrow for a week, and then I start my new job when I get back - lots of changes and exciting things happening in my life.  :) 

Here's what I've got for you today:


I'm entering this into the following challenges:

I colored this sweet Eleanor & Pickles image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from My Mind's Eye.  I added a little ribbon tag and a dragonfly charm - sentiment is from Scrapalicious Times Sentiments.  Peace.