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Monday, August 31, 2015

School is Cool

Good morning!  I had a fantastic weekend in Vermont.... here are some pictures, this first one is a cool graffiti hummingbird on the side of a building:


This next one is Jeremy & I celebrating our 22nd anniversary:

And this one is my friend Annik and I, Annik lives in the town we were visiting so we had dinner together one night:

We had a fantastic weekend - we ate, drank, hit the (huge) Farmer's Market Saturday morning, visited a couple of breweries and brought home a couple of "Growlers" full of yummy beer... all in all a wonderful time!  :)
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And now on to business!  I'm happy to announce that I'm a new DT member for Melonheadz!  We have a new challenge for you today:



I would like to enter this into the following challenges:


I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from My Mind's Eye - finished it off with the fun little brads:  crayons, apple, and eyeglasses. Peace.
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Sunday, August 30, 2015

Lucky 13

Happy Sunday!  Today we have a new challenge for you at:



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


Our sponsor at Corrosive this week is SLS Lines, and I used the Day of the Dead Calavera Girl.  I was afraid of making her too "busy" with a lot of colors on her face but now I'm itching to color another one with exactly that.  LOL  Anyway, I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and added some glitter pen as accents.  I cut out the number 13 with my die from My Favorite Things.  The "LUCKY" stickers are from Authentique, along with the paper.  Finished it off with a skull & crossbones charm and a piece of washi tape.  Peace.
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Saturday, August 29, 2015

You Rule

Good morning!  Time for our reminder post at:



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I colored Clara in Love, #128, with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from My Mind's Eye.  I added a ribbon and some crayon brads and an apple brad - kept it pretty simple because the background paper is so busy.  Hope you all have a great weekend!  Peace.
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Friday, August 28, 2015

Smarty Pants

Hey there - I'm heading to Vermont for the weekend to celebrate my 22nd anniversary with my hubby.  We are staying around Lake Champlain - cannot wait to get some good pictures and just have a nice, relaxing weekend.  Today I have a card to enter into the following challenges:




I used one of the adorable back-to-school images from Just Some Lines (sadly, the shop is closed now), colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Peace.
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Thursday, August 27, 2015

Make a Wish

Hellooooo!  I'd like to share the card I made using this month's freebie from the Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge - this month the freebie was given to us from Make it Crafty:


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


I colored Wishful Asha with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  The sentiment is from Digi Sparkle.  xx.  Peace.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Back to Zombie School

Wednesday again!  Time for a new challenge at:



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


Our sponsor this week is one of my favorites, Oddball Art.  I used #112, Lindsay Lame Brain for my ATC, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and some markers.  The background paper was so busy, I wanted to keep embellishments to a minimum so I just added a little apple brad to finish it off.  Peace.
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Monday, August 24, 2015

XO - Cute Girl

Hello - happy Monday!  :)  Today's card was made for the following challenges:




I colored this sweet Ppinky image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits & Prismacolor markers.  Added lots of Stickles & Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  Finished it off with a ribbon tag, some gemstone stickers and the "xo" stickers.  Peace.
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Sunday, August 23, 2015

My Sweet Rose

Hello there - popping in quick to share a card I made for our inspiration post at Star Stampz... be sure to pop back in September 3 for our first challenge!


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The image I used is called My Sweet Rose.  I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  I added a ribbon with a metal leaf charm tied to it and a little text sticker from Tim Holtz.  Peace.
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Sunday, August 16, 2015

The Journey Awakens the Soul

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



I'd like to enter my creation into the following challenges:


Our sponsor is All Dressed Up, and I used the Butterfly Girl image.  I printed her directly on DP, colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, and used Stickles on the butterflies.  Papers are from Kreativ Papier Block, I added a ribbon tag from SU! and sentiment charm from Tim Holtz.  Peace.
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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Oddball Art: Back to School

Happy Saturday!  I'm heading to the beach in Maine with Jeremy today to spend the night with our friends Kerri-Lynn & Ed. Looking forward to it!  :)

Today we have a new challenge for you at:



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

I used image #102 Ms. Ann Thrax, colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. I added some eyeball brads and doctored them up with red Stickles.  Peace.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Wicked Wednesday ATC: Down the Rabbit Hole

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



Our sponsor is The Stamping Boutique - I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Time: Movie, Book, or Song (Alice in Wonderland)

I colored the Cheshire Cat with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  I used a little text sticker from Tim Holtz and outlined it with bright purple Stickles, then finished it off with some purple pearl stickers.  Peace.
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Monday, August 10, 2015

Star Stampz: Alice Chibi

Hello friends!  Today I am proud to share that I'm a new DT member for:



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


The Star Stampz image I used is called Alice Chibi.  I colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, Copic markers, and glittery gel pens.  Paper is from Carta Bella, die cuts are from my Silhouette Cameo, text stickers & charm are from Tim Holtz.  Peace.
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Saturday, August 8, 2015

The Octopode Factory - Remembering Lily Blog Hop


Good morning - many of you knew Lily from The Octopode Factory.  She was a beautiful young woman who was taken from us much too soon by stupid cancer.  Her mom Mandy is also a friend of mine, and my heart just broke when I heard the news.  We are having a blog hop in her memory - I decided to share some of my favorite past Octopode projects:






Your next stop is Wendy, and here is the blog hop order:

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Thank you for visiting.  Rest in peace, sweet Lily.  You're already missed, and you'll never be forgotten.  Peace.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Crafting by Designs Guest Designer

Good morning!  Today I'd like to share a card I made for my Guest Designer spot at:



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I used a fantastic image from The East Wind, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from Simple Stories and I cut the window out with my Silhouette Cameo.  Peace.
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Sunday, August 2, 2015

The Corrosive Challenge: Perfectly Purple

Good morning!  I'm having such a fantastic weekend - I took Friday & Monday (tomorrow) off from work, so it's an extra-long weekend for me.  On Friday, I went to Ocean Beach in CT with my friend Holly.  Friday night I went out with my friends to dinner and then to this little bar that we like. We had so much fun.  Yesterday I was in recovery mode - went to lunch with hubby and did some quiet stuff at home, then went out for ice cream after dinner.  :)  Today I'm heading to my friend Kim's house to sit by the pool and visit with her and her adorable baby girl, Lena.  But first, I have to get my card posted for our new challenge at:


We are being sponsored by Art by Miran, and the image I used is called Punkette Peta.  I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Left of Center: Inspired by a Song (Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix)

I used a skully digi paper from Tiddly Inks to make the skull border.  Sentiment was created with my Dymo Caption Maker, skeleton key & purple gemstone stickers are from my stash.  Peace.
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