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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Alicia Bel Cheshire Cat

Good morning!  I loved making this card for the:



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



I colored Alicia Bel's Cheshire Cat with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and used my Coluzzle to cut him out in a circle.  Papers are all scraps I had in my stash and I made the sentiment with my Dymo Caption Maker.  I love being able to make whatever sentiment pops into my mind with this great tool!  I spritzed the whole thing with Silver Foil Smooch Spritz.  Peace.
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Friday, January 30, 2015

Digi My World & Chi Chi Memories

Happy Friday!  I have 2 adorable cards to share today - the first one is for my post today at:



I used our new image Elephant Love, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and paper pieced with papers from My Mind's Eye.  Ribbon is from Stampin' Up!

Next up is my card for my post this week at:
 
 
I used Tinker Fairy, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  I fussy-cut her out and added lots of Stickles to her wings, shoes, and wand.  Papers & coordinating sticker embellishments are from Simple Stories.  Peace.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Birthday Blog Hop for Lynette!

Happy Birthday Lynette


Welcome to our Surprise Birthday Blog Hop for Lynette owner of Sweet Pea Stamps.
Today we are celebrating Lynette's birthday and letting her know how much we all love her and the wonderful work she does running Sweet Pea Stamps.

Here is the card that I made for Lynette:


Here is the full Blog Hop List so you don't miss any stops, have fun hopping and please leave some love on the Sweet Pea Stamps Blog for Lynette.

Blog Hop List
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

just for you! Inspired by Stamping

I am so snowed in.  LOL  We already got 2 feet and it's still snowing.  It's slowed down, but it's expected to keep snowing for the next 8-10 hours or so.  I'll try to get some pics later but I'm not stepping foot out there right now and the windows all have snow drifts covering them so I really can't get any good pics through them. We made a big breakfast and now we're just lounging around... figured I'd do some coloring, I printed out a bunch of images last night just in case we lost power.  So far, so good!

I'd like to share this card with you today:

I used the freebie offered at Inspired by Stamping #90 and all 3 of their challenge inspirations:



I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and fussy-cut it out.  I added a sticker from SRM Stickers to the center of the heart and a bow charm.  Added a touch of Stickles and matted it on papers from My Mind's Eye.  Peace.
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Monday, January 26, 2015

Emerald Faeries: All About Glitter

Good morning!  Today I have a sweet card using Pip from Emerald Faeries, I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and lots of Stickles:


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Peace.
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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Lucy Loo Hocus Pocus

Good morning!  We finally got a little snow yesterday, but I hear there is a massive storm on the way for Tuesday that might dump up to TWO FEET of snow on us!!!  I'm kind of looking forward to a snow day - but if we really get that much, it'll be crazy.  I might end up snowed in for two days!  LOL   I guess we better hit the grocery store and packie (liquor store for those of you not in New England - LOL)!  :)

While it snowed yesterday, I had some crafty time.  I made this card for the following challenges:



I used Lucy Loo Hocus Pocus from The East Wind, colored Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from Authentique.  I added a little skeleton key charm, some gemstone stickers, and a little clay skullie from my buddy Glo.  Sentiment was made with little stickers from Tim Holtz.  Stay warm, friends!  Peace.
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Friday, January 23, 2015

Chi Chi Memories - Little Fox

Happy Friday!  I'd like to share with you today a little card I made using last month's freebie from Chi Chi Memories, Little Fox:


I would like to enter this into the following challenges:




I colored him with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and used some retired papers from Stampin' Up!  I had those cute little paw print brads in my stash and added a sentiment with my Dymo Caption Maker. Peace.
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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge: Pink & Black & White

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


Our sponsor this week happens to be one of my favorite digi companies:


We were generously provided with 3 images to play with, and I used all 3 this week... this one is my favorite, this is Mermy:


I'd like to enter her into the following challenges:


I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, then fussy-cut her out and attached her to my inked-up ATC base.  I used a piece of netting behind her and added a piece of Washi tape & a little crown charm.  The sentiment was made using round mini alpha-beads.

Here are the other 2 ATC's I made for our Wicked Wednesday challenge, this one uses Unicorn Ppinky:


I'd like to enter Pinky into the following challenges:


And for this one, I used Owl:


Come play along!  Peace.
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Monday, January 19, 2015

Digi My World: VDay Pup

Good morning! Hello everyone and welcome to the Digi My World BE MINE digital stamp release!

My card today uses Valentine's Day Pup from the BE MINE Collection - he'll be in the store on Friday!   I colored him with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits - I paper-pieced the hearts with coordinating papers from My Mind's Eye. 
The entire new release will be in the Digi My World Shop on Friday, but the DT will be previewing images all week, on our own personal blogs as well as on the Digi My World blog and Digi My World BE MINE Release Facebook Event.  Hope you will come check out everything we have going on and see all the wonderful releases!!
 


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

Bunny Zoe's Challenge: Hearts
Glitter n Sparkle: Cute
That Craft Place: Love/Valentine

Peace.
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Friday, January 16, 2015

Chi Chi Memories - Sketch with Freebie/Just Some Lines Emo Poppy Fairy

Good morning!  We have a fun sketch challenge for you with a freebie for the first 30 downloads at:

 Chi Chi Memories


I printed the sweet chipmunk on pink DP and colored her with a darker pink color, then added lots of pink Stickles.  Sentiment is from SRM Stickers.  Buttons are from my stash (for Clear it Out).  I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

 In the Pink Challenge: Anything Goes (PINK)
Clear it Out Challenge: Pink Things
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Girly
The Outlawz Color Challenge

 I also have a card for you to remind you to play along with our Facebook challenge at:
Just Some Lines FB Challenge:  Anything Goes with Just Some Lines

 

This adorable image is called Emo Poppy Fairy, and I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  I'll enter her into the following challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes
4Crafty Chicks: Flowers
Aud Sentiments: Anything Goes

Have a great weekend!  Peace.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Wicked Wednesday - Vera Lane

Hello friends!  Today we have a new challenge for you at:


Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Vera Lane Studios and they're offering a 10% discount to our friends - use code TRYVERA10 at checkout!

I had a lot of fun using the 4 sets that were generously provided to our DT:







Come play along with us for your chance to win! Have a great day!  Peace.
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Monday, January 12, 2015

Digi My World & Just Some Lines

Good morning!  I'm totally psyched to be sharing my very first project as a DT member for:

Digi My World

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

Not Just Cards Challenge: Always Anything Goes
Squigglefly: Anything Goes

I used the Queen from the Alice's Wonderland set, which you can find here.  I printed her on DP and colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  I found this old playing card paper in my stash of retired papers from Stampin' Up! 

And next today I have a card for our new challenge on our Facebook page at Just Some Lines:
 

 This is Reindeer Wish, paired with some embellishments from Tim Holtz and papers from My Mind's Eye.  Peace.
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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Green Goth Maiden

Hello all - I had a nice, relaxing weekend.  We're going away next weekend to Vermont for some cold-weather activities (as if Massachusetts hasn't been cold enough...), so I spent this weekend preparing a bunch of projects for the next couple of weeks.  Today's card was made for the Kit & Klowder Coloring Challenge on Facebook, there's a cool color palette to follow - and the image was a freebie from Ching Chou Kuik Digital Stamps called Green Goth Maiden.  


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


Have a great week!  Peace.
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Saturday, January 10, 2015

Mashroom Girl

Hello friends!  This card is one of my recent favorites, I made it for the Facebook challenge at Ppinky's Dolls Official Group and I'd also like to enter it into the following challenges:




I used Mashroom Girl from Ppinky's Doll Art, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and with Stickles added to her hair ribbon, boots, dress, and the mushroom.  Papers are from My Mind's Eye.  The little mushroom brad is from my stash.  Ribbon is from Stampin' Up! and the text stickers are from Tim Holtz.  Peace.
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Friday, January 9, 2015

Chi Chi Memories - Winter Shy Girl

Happy Friday!  
Today I'd like to share a card I made using one of the new release images at:

She's called "Winter Shy Girl" and you can find her here.  I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, then fussy-cut her out and attached her with pop-up dots.  Papers are from My Mind's Eye, buttons are from Stampin' Up!  Those little "xo" stickers were in my stash.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Have a great weekend!  Peace.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challege: Color Palette

Hello friends!  Today we have a new challenge for you at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge (color palette - use at least 3 of the colors):
Our sponsor is All Dressed Up, and I used this sweet image called I Love my iPad. I'd like to enter my ATC into the following challenges:

 All Dressed Up: Anything GoesThrough the Purple Haze: Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Love to Create: Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart: Anything Goes

 Have a great day!  Peace.
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Monday, January 5, 2015

Whimsie Doodles: Holiday

Hello all!  First full week of work in several weeks, I hope it goes by quickly!  :)

 Today I have a card for the following challenges:

 Whimsie Doodles: Celebrating the Holidays
My Time to Craft: All Things New
Sweet Stampin': New
Natalie & Amy: All Things New

I used the adorable "Ewe Lush" stamp from Whimsie Doodles, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from Authentique.  Peace.
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Saturday, January 3, 2015

Lucy Loo: Best Wishes

Good morning, happy Sunday!  My life has been a bit of a whirlwind lately - my 19-year-old daughter Cass recently moved in with her boyfriend, and I just found out that my 21-year-old son Trev is coming home from the Navy on an honorable medical discharge because he was diagnosed with migraines & sleepwalking due to an inability to adjust to life on a ship.  It's basically a mild form of PTSD due to stress.  He will be considered a veteran and receive all of the benefits as such. Although he is very disappointed (he actually loves the Navy), he is also looking forward to certain things.  So anyway, yesterday Cass came over and helped me to clean out her room - four hours or so later, and it's pretty much ready for it's next occupant.  LOL  It was just.... kind of crazy.  My girl living with her boyfriend and my boy coming home - if you had told me a year ago that this would be going on, I would have laughed at you.  :)  Trev is considering taking the civil service exam and starting the process to become a police officer.  I'll keep you all posted.  Thanks for your continued thoughts & prayers - he's in Japan right now and I have no idea how long it will be before he comes home.  From what I hear, it could be anywhere from a couple of weeks to several months!

So for today, I made a card for the following challenges:


I used Lucy Loo Pearl Necklace with Skull from The East Wind, printed on DP from My Mind's Eye and colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits then cut out using a die-cut from My Favorite Things.  The chipboard embellishments are also from MME - I added buttons from my stash.  Peace.
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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Goodbyes and Hellos! :)

Happy New Year!  I hope you all had a fun & safe celebration and that 2015 brings you nothing but health and happiness!

Today I have a couple of announcements: first, I'm stepping down as the Dilly Beans DT leader after 2 years of running the challenge blog.  I am not sure if Megan will keep it going, but if she does I'll definitely stay on as a DT member.  I love Dilly Beans and can't imagine not being a part of them since they've been such a big part of my life over the past 2 years.  I have made quite a few life-long friends and I'll forever be grateful for that for sure!  :)  Also, Jehanne from Just Some Lines has decided to close down the Just Some Lines challenge blog, as well.  Jehanne is an amazing artist and illustrator for children's books, and I wish her the best of luck with her artistic endeavors!  :)  These 2 companies have been a huge part of my life for the past couple of years, and I will miss that very much!

I'm happy to announce that I've joined the Chi Chi Memories Design Team!  I was thrilled when they asked me, it's always a real boost to your crafting ego when others like your work, isn't it?  So here is my first project, using the new release image Cute Little Girl:




I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and paper-pieced her cute outfit.  I'd also like to enter this into the following challenges:


We also have a new challenge for you at:

Oddball Art Mixed Mediaology Facebook Page: Anything Goes


I used Big Eye Witch Girl & Cat from Oddball Art, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  This was the Christmas card I made for my cat-lady daughter.  :)

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

Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Buttons
Dream Valley Challenge: Christmas

That's all for now - off to enjoy my day off!  Peace.
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