Cuppy Cake

Has it really been a year since I posted on here?

2011-03-08T21:31:00.000-08:00

Well...it looks like it ALMOST HAS! I've been...uhm...kind of occupied! I have a new lil addition to our family! Abigail Rose was born in November! She's doing GREAT! 4 months old now and just growin' like a little weed!

Anyway, I've about got it worked out on how I can make a few things here and there so HOPEFULLY soon I'll be posting semi-regularly here. :)

Here is a photo of my lil punkin' princess...this is her photo birth announcement.

Preview Time!!!

2010-04-03T16:57:00.000-07:00

Man, each month Christine outdoes herself with these cute stamps...these are from the Kiki LaRue line and isn't she just adorable with her little cupcake?! There is another one that you can see on the ATS blog that has Kiki with a puppy...equally adorable! Run on over, take a look at what the other gals did and enter for your chance to win these cutie pie stamps!

(Sorry for the picture quality, I've not got use of my regular photo editing software since forever and I'm not very good at editing with this new one...it doesn't have as many features! I'll get it where I like it eventually..hehe!)

Thanks for stopping by! <3

Rain, Rain Go Away!

2010-02-18T00:01:00.000-08:00

But.... really not that fast...coz then I might miss seeing this little cute pie-tootie in her rain gear finery! Hehe! This is one of the cute little gals in the Spring Stamp kit from C.C. Designs...available now until March 1st at 25% off and then after that as individual stamps at regular price. What a cool deal!

What I used Spring Stamp kit from C.C. Designs, sentiment from Gingersnaps Spring Thing, C.C. Designs Copic quality white CS, Memento ink, Copic markers, Nestabilities, colored CS, American Crafts PP, Janome sew-mini, Prima flower, ribbon, button, glossy accents.

Why are you still here? Run and get your stamps!!

Ow! My eyes!

2010-02-17T00:01:00.000-08:00

hehehehe! I have been into using some bright colors lately. I dunno why...maybe the blah weather we were having in the Bay Area...anyway, isn't she cute? I was la la la loving her as soon as I saw her in my package of February stamps from All That Scraps. She's a Sweet November Sprite named Darby. ACK! Love that!

What I used: C.C. Designs Presents Sweet November Sprite Darby and Bumbles stamp set, C.C. Designs Presents AmyR Stamps Birthday Sentiments stamp set, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White CS, Colored CS, Nestabilities, Patterned paper, Prima flowers, word framing punch, brad, white gel pen.

That's all for me! Thanks for stopping in! :)

No monkeying around...

2010-02-16T00:01:00.000-08:00

I....loooooove these monkeys that Christine does at All That Scraps! I'm not even a monkey-lovin' kinda gal, but these always just get me! hehe!

What I used...C.C. Designs Flower Power stamp set, C.C. Designs Copic Quality white CS, Memento ink, Copic markers, Nestabilities, ribbon, Colored CS, Patterned paper, Prima flower, brad.

Thanks for stopping in today! Hope your day is the best EVER!!!

Love her!

2010-02-15T00:01:00.000-08:00

I loved COLORING HER!! OMG! I love me some of these Sweet November stamps! This one is Chanter Heartsong. Isn't she so pretty? *sigh* hehe!

What I used...

C.C. Designs Presents Sweet November Chanter Heartsong stamp, Memento ink, Copic markers, Stickles, Nesties, Prima flowers, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White CS, Colored CS, Patterned paper, white gel pen.

That's all I got for you today! Hope you had a wonderful weekend and a great Valentine's Day! :)

EEEeek...I know...so sweet aren't they?

2010-02-13T00:01:00.000-08:00

Look at this sweet shy pair of bunnies! I wanted to use some soft colors and to use some of my other ATS stamps to make a little scene. These Making Memories papers from last year were the perfect colors for what I wanted to do with this card.

What I used: Stamps available at All That Scraps on Feb. 15th. Gingersnaps Spring Thing set from ATS, CC Designs Copic Quality white CS, Colored CS, Making Memories PP, Nestabilities, Memento ink, Copic markers, Prima flowers, brads.

GO GO GO! over to the ATS blog for your chance to win these sweet little stamps. :)

Surprise!

2010-02-12T00:01:00.000-08:00

From All That Scraps! A super-surprise mid-month release! ACK! I know, right?! Cooooool!!! These are Easter/Spring images. I however, always have to change things around to fit something it isn't...so mine is sort of springy...I mean, there are flowers...right? LOL

What I used: New stamps available on the 15th at All That Scraps, Memento ink, Copic markers, Colored cardstock, Nestabilities, Patterned paper, Prima flowers, stickles.

Won't you run over to the ATS blog for your chance to win this cute, cute set? Plus you can see other previews of the stamp set over there...go!

Valentine-a-palooza..

2010-02-11T16:56:00.000-08:00

or something. Yeah...something. haha! Anyway, I couldn't let the weekend get here and not post some of the valentine cards I made! All these are from stamps that you can find at All That Scraps. (I kinda love them a little...haha!)

The top two are using that cheapy Valentine paper from the Target $$ spot. I don't care how cheap it is in quality, the prints are just what I love...LOL! The last one uses Basic Grey PP.

Anyway, I'm off to watch hockey and get some dinner started and then clean up the kitchen afterward and then scrub the bathtub and maybe take a long, long, long bubble bath and then go to bed and be at work at 4 am! :-O I know...way early but whatever...I can handle it! :D

Thanks for stopping in this afternoon/evening. Be sure to come back after midnight for a new preview from the special ATS mid-month release!!

ATS Sneaks!

2010-01-26T21:14:00.000-08:00

Oh ho ho....did you think I had abandoned everything? I haven't! I had some things to take care of and work through and blah, blah, blah. And well....I'm baaaaaack! haha! Just in time for some ATS sneaks! (Don't pay attention to the fact that I still have a Thanksgiving blog design up. I'll get that fixed as soon as I can!)

Today we're previewing the Sugarplums! There are three of them being released this month. I've used the cute little boy to make a birthday card for one of my nephews...

If you run over to the ATS blog, you can sign up for your chance to win your very own Sugarplums!

Recipe follows..

Stamps: C.C. Designs Sugarplum from All That Scraps

Ink and Coloring: Memento ink and Copic markers

Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, colored cardstock, Bella Blvd PP and American Crafts PP.

Etc.: ribbon, punches, white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping in today! Hope you have a great one. :)

Angels Landing DT Challenge!

2009-11-10T06:00:00.000-08:00

This week, we were asked by Judi to make a 3x3 or smaller card. And y'all know I love making scraplings so when this little hot challenge came along, I was all..."HECK YEAH!!!"

Isn't he cute in his little hat?? I used the Penguin Chick digital stamp set to print out this little guy on my CCD Copic Quality White Cardstock and then colored him in with Copic markers to match my patterned paper. I just love his goofy little grin!

Sorry I've been gone for so long...work and home life is busy, busy! I've got a LOT of things made to show though!

Anyway, that's all I have for today! Thanks for stopping in!

Not one or two or even three but FOUR!

2009-10-28T10:03:00.000-07:00

This is my second post for the day, please scroll down to see my Angel's Landing card. :)

I just love these new stamps from our other new illustrator at All That Scraps. I love them so much that I made four cards with them. hehe!!!

Aren't these images sweet?!

I won't bore you with a long list of things I used for the cards. I used paper and ink and markers and ribbons and string and pens and tools. LOL

Seriously, if you have a question, just email me. :)

I'm outta here...gotta finish up my Strawberry Shortcake costume by Friday! Still have the apron to make and the long granny drawers and I work every day this week. ACK!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget, you can win your own set of these cute new stamps on the ATS blog!

Wild Card Wednesday at Angels Landing!

2009-10-28T06:00:00.000-07:00

These cute little penguins are part of the latest release from Angels Landing digital stamps called Penguin Chicks. I love their funky little hats! I used some Christmas colors on this card as I'm trying to determine what sorts of cards I want to make for the (very few) Christmas cards I'll send out this year. I'm loving the red and green though I don't usually use a lot of these greens.

Thanks for stopping by today. Come by later for my ATS sneak peeks!!

Have you been following the ATS sneaks?

2009-10-27T23:42:00.000-07:00

I mean, seriously? Have you seen the awesomeness?!

I know I'm late in posting mine...had quite a time this week as I've been working a whacked out schedule. And in my spare time, I've been sewing a Strawberry Shortcake costume for myself. hehe!

Anyway, on to the cards...we have some great new stamps coming for the November release at All That Scraps!

I went a little glitter-iffic on this one! I just love these little fairies! So whimsical, aren't they?! These are from our new illustrator at ATS. This line is Sweet November-Fairy Sweet and then each little fairy has a different name but that is in the craft room and sooo far away and I'm lazy. But you'll be able to see them all on release day. :D Check out the ATS blog to win your very own set of all four!

LOOK AT THESE NEW SWISS PIXIES! Woulja just look at that image?! Eee! I love my Swiss Pixies, y'all know that. Anyway, this one reminded me of Cindy Lou Who and the patterned paper reminded me of Who-ville....so put the two together, right? Love!

Check out the ATS blog to get a chance to win your own set of all three of the Swiss Pixies. I also used the upcoming release from Amy R's sentiments sets. Seriously she has the best sentiments. Y'all will see more of those later. :)

Not a creature was stirring...

2009-10-25T00:05:00.000-07:00

but this cute mousie stamp sure made me stir! Isn't it cute? He's all tucked in to a cute tea cup waiting on Santa to bring him his Christmas presents. EeEEEeeek! A mouse! LOL

Stamps: digital pencil from Mo's Digital Pencil
Ink and Coloring: Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, patterned paper
Embellishments and Etc.: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, photo corner punch.

Some Stuff....and other things....

2009-10-24T17:33:00.000-07:00

Did you hear who the new guest designer is at Squigglefly for November? MEEEEEEEE! hehe! I'm so excited! They have some fabulous images over there. I've been working on some thiiings...hehe!

Tomorrow starts the previews for November's releases from All That Scraps! (I gotta finish my cards!)

You likey my new blog template? I got it from Template Mama. You'd think that a gal who won an international award for having the best blog design a few years ago for her personal blog would be able to make her own. Well, I can...but dang if I can find the time so I'm using a *gasp* pre-made one.

I made some blinkies for All That Scraps. You can feel free to use them on your own blog (just right click, save, then upload to where you store your pics and put 'em on your blog.)

Anyway...I think that is about it....

OH! Over at Holly's blog I was "tagged" and I'm supposed to tell you 10 random things about me...Well, I dunno if I have 10...so I'll take a stab at it!

I have 2 dogs and 2 cats, they are my fur-babies.
I live in California but I'm from Kentucky even though I was born in California. heh
I really feel goofy thinking up 10 things...so let's see....
I won an award (mentioned above) for best blog design for my personal blog. I hardly even pick up my digital pen anymore.
I drive 25 miles each way to buy my favorite iced tea. I buy 3 gallons at a time and it lasts for a week.
In addition to a paper addiction, I'm also addicted to nail polish.
Oh and I have an apron buying problem. I have well over 100 of them. My mom makes the most FABULOUS aprons, y'all. I need to get her set up to sell her things on Etsy.
I still have Christmas garland hanging on my kitchen windows from last Christmas. I think it looks pretty up there so I just left it. I don't think it looks THAT Christmassy. I mean, it doesn't have lights on it or anything...just greenery garlands.
I love having plants in my house but I can't because my cat, Teddy, eats everything that comes in the house. He's chewed on at least 5 pairs of my shoes. MY CAT.
So here we are at 10...la la la...I made it! (almost. LOL)

Later y'all!

Ah...she's just lovely!

2009-10-24T00:06:00.000-07:00

I've had this stamp since it was released and haven't ever used it. Why? I dunno, maybe I'm crazy?!? And to tell the truth, I've had this image colored and ready to go for over a month. LOL I must be crazy....

Anyway, here are the deets if you're interested:

Stamps: Geisha Anya from The Greeting Farm, Amy R. Sentiment.
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers, white gel pen
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, patterned paper
Embellishments and Etc.: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, rhinestones, brad

Thanks for stopping in today!

ATS Review Preview-Emma!

2009-10-23T00:01:00.000-07:00

Today we're reviewing the new Emmas from All That Scraps! These little gals are so fun and I just love them!

Kept it a little simple to showcase the image, but for some reason, these rectangles were not helping me at all when I was making this card....ever have one of those days when all the parts revolt and mount a war against you? Ugh. LOL

Stamps: Angel Emma Sugarplum from All That Scraps.
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers, gold paint pen
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, patterned paper
Embellishments and Etc.: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, perfect layers tool, Stickles.

Fa la la la la laaaaaaaaaa

2009-10-22T00:07:00.000-07:00

I had to get this cute digital stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil. Loving the little doggie singing along. LOL!

(Also, don't pay attention to the fact that I scorched the puffy on her hat, k?)

Stamps: digital stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil

Ink and Coloring: Copic markers

Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, patterned paper
Embellishments and Etc.: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, tag punch, brad, eyelet, gold pen, Prima flowers.

Angel's Landing DT challenge

2009-10-21T06:00:00.000-07:00

This is my second post for the day, scroll down to see the previous post, please!

Hi all! This week Judi challenged the ALDT to create a card with stitching...faux or actual stitching. Well, I decided that even though I do have a regular sewing machine that I would do faux stitching because I dunno, I just like to do it!

I printed the image from the Season's Tweetings set that was just released! Y'all know I loves me some cardinals, right? haha! I colored it up with my Copic markers to match my Basic Grey Wassail paper (waah, I'm running out and not many places are carrying it still...but I do have some on order *wink*) Then I faux stitched around the paper and the image panels.

I love hos this turned out!

Anyway, that is all I have for today. Thanks for stopping in to see me!

One last hurrah to summer!

2009-10-21T00:04:00.000-07:00

Today is challenge day at the ATS blog! Be CERTAIN to check it out later in the day for a special announcement. I'm fairly certain you're gonna be LOVIN' IT!!!

PLUS, there is a huge sale in the Sale, Sale, Sale! category...loooots of stuff there.

AND AND AND! All the C.C. Designs stamps are 25% off right now today!

AH - HA - HA - AND did y'all see the new Winter Stamp Kit? Now that, folks is something to be excited about!

Anyway, for this challenge, we've been challenged to create a tall card. I dunno why but I never make tall cards....I love how they look though! All that extra space for embellishments and heck, just a show-off of some of my favorite patterned paper just makes me giddy!

Recipe:

Stamps: Sugarplums Sunglasses Emma - actually, I used the digital form of this image. :)

Ink and Coloring: Copic markers, white gel pen
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, patterned paper
Embellishments and Etc.: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, starfish embellishment, Stickles, ribbon, brad and bead spacer.

And like I said, don't forget to GET OVER THERE at some point today and see what all the hubbub is about! TRUST ME!!!

Sweet sharing couple!

2009-10-20T00:01:00.000-07:00

Ow, ow, ow! That was the sound my pocketbook would have made if these awesome stamps from The Greeting Farm weren't digital. Instead my pocketbook was like, "Ohh...well, I guess so!" LOL!

ACK I know! These are adorable digital stamps! I almost couldn't take the cuteness myself! Aren't they cute sharing their sweet? The little boy one taking a peek at his cute-as-a-button companion. hehe! Love!

Stamps: Digital stamp from The Greeting Farm
Ink and Coloring: Copic markers

Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, patterned paper
Embellishments and Etc.: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, gel pen, rhinestones, paper piercer.

Winner! Winner!

2009-10-19T23:06:00.000-07:00

The winner of the two sets from the Angel's Landing Blog Hop is megline from le scrapbook de megline!

Congrats!

I'll email you.

Thanks all for stopping by!

Beary cute!

2009-10-19T00:08:00.000-07:00

Hey, y'all! I saw these cute new Stampavie stamps that Christine got into the store at All That Scraps, and quite a few came to live with me. I KNOW you're surprised that I bought more Stampavie stamps. LOL! They're so cute though! I can't at all resist. :)

I found some scraps of this Cosmo Cricket paper that Mary Dawn had sent to me a billion years ago and so I had to use it since I can't at all let those precious papers just sit there!

Stamps: Stampavie and an Amy R. Sentiment

Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, patterned paper
Embellishments and Etc.: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, white gel pen, brads.

ATS Review Preview-Birgitta

2009-10-16T00:43:00.000-07:00

Oh how I love these little Swiss Pixies! They seriously make my decade.

I wanted to color this cutie with some black hair. Soooo...I did! I love how it all turned out. I may have gone a little white pen crazy with it, but it makes me happy so I guess that's all that matters, right? :D

Stamps: Birgitta-Swiss Pixie from All That Scraps.
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers, white gel pen
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, patterned paper
Embellishments and Etc.: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, photo corner punch and corner rounder punch.

That's all I have today! Thanks for stopping in. :)

Sweet! Angels Landing Blog Hop!

2009-10-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome to the October Angels Landing Blog Hop! It is always my favorite time when I get to share new things with y'all!

If you missed the beginning, head over to Judi's digi-stamps blog and follow the links so you can see everyone's pretty creations. Today the Design Team is introducing two new digital image sets for October, Season's Tweetings and Penguin Chicks.

Today I used the Season's Tweetings set to make a sweet little card...see, it says sweet on it! LOL!

I saw that ribbon and I couldn't resist coloring it pink...I tried but I couldn't! So it is a bit of a non-traditional type Christmas card...but I like it!

Stamps: Season's Tweetings from Angel's Landing Digital Stamps
Ink and Coloring: Printer, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, Patterned paper, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders die, charm, and an itty bitty white safety pin..

To celebrate the new releases, I'm offering some Blog Candy! One lucky winner will receive free download links for his or her choice of any two image sets shown in the Digital Stamps Products section of AngelsLanding.com. To be eligible to win, leave a comment on my Blog Hop post before Sunday October 18, 2009, at 11:00 PM Eastern USA time. I'll use random.org to pick a winner on Monday October 19. Please remember to check back again then to see whether you've won.

Be sure to visit the other designers in today's Blog Hop, since there are also two more Blog Candy offers! Free is good, right?! Good luck!! Hope you win!

Your next stop on today's Blog Hop is Dawn!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Think Snow!

2009-10-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

When I made this card, it was soooooo hot that I was all, "UGH. I can't handle being this hot!" LOL

I found this cute digital stamp at Fred, She Said Designs. They have some really nice digital stamps over there. I'm loving to pieces all these cute digital stamps I've been finding more and more awesome ones that I love. :)

Stamps: Catchin' Flakes from Fred, She Said Designs, Cookie Crumbs Snow Friends from All That Scraps
Ink and Coloring: Printer, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, Patterned paper, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders die, Shimemrz Spritz, Stickles, MS snowflake punch, rhinestone.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend!

Time to talk turkey!

2009-10-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

Last one from last weekend's VSN! This one isn't as failtastic as the last one I shared the other day. hehe I was afraid it would be because of all the elements in that challenge...a heap of colors, a mess of embellishments...layers..oh my!

I got this cute stamp from Squigglefly. I was sooo excited to see the new stamps over there and I had to get this cute little turkey who is all stuffing himself for Thanksgiving. I'm new to their digital stamps but they really have a lot of cuties over there!

Stamps: Thy Cart Overfloweth
Ink and Coloring: Printer, Prisma pencils and OMS
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, DCWV PP, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders die, felt flowers, brad, bead spacer, white gel pen, stick on embellies, corner punch

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angel's Landing DT challenge!

2009-10-07T06:00:00.000-07:00

On the Angel's Landing Digi-Stamps blog, Judi challenged us to use the autumnal colors on our cards. Of course, the latest release from Angel's Landing totally lends itself to these colors so this card came easily for me.

I chose a clean and simple layout for today's card so I could showcase the beautiful digital stamp.

Stop by the Angel's Landing blog to see what the other gals have done for you today. :)

Stamps: Autumn Tweetings from Angel's Landing Digital stamps; Amy R. autumn sayings sentiment stamp
Ink and Coloring: Copic markers, Memento ink for the sentiment
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, Cosmo Cricket PP, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders die

Another VSN card...

2009-10-06T00:00:00.000-07:00

Yes. They did. They challenged us to make one of these tri-shutter cards. In 45 minutes. ARE YOU KIDDING? LOL!!

It was my first time and frankly, I think this card is a big bucket of FAIL! But at least I know I can do it. I'm just gonna need more than 45 minutes to complete it. LOL

Stamps: Ollie and Griselda from All That Scraps
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, American Crafts PP, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: Scor-Pal, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders die, Prima flowers, felt flowers, brads, metal flower corner.

Did y'all do the VSN on SCS last weekend?

2009-10-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

I played with some of the challenges but had a full weekend so I didn't get time to play with them all. But, one of them was to use the chalkboard technique. Which I thought was kind of a cool technique that I had never tried.

I had to have a pretty solid stamp so I chose my set from Amy R at All That Scraps called Fresh Flowers. I wanted my flowers to kind of look like a mum and I think they kind of do! Sort of. LOL

Stamps: Amy R. Stamps Fresh Flowers
Ink and Coloring: Versamagic ink, Chalks, ink for sponging
Paper: colored cardstock, Basic Grey patterned paper
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders die, stick on pearls, MS edge punch

Be sure to join us on the ATS forum for our release party tonight!

One more sneak for All That Scraps...

2009-10-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today we're previewing the new Emmas for All That Scraps! She's a little angel! There are 3 Emmas and 2 sentiments in this set. And each one is just as cute as the other! She looks like she's in a church Christmas musical. :)

I chose to use this little angel because I saw her and knew she had to have a shiny gold trumpet...so I dug out my gold paint pen after many, many million years and whaddya know?! It still works! I put some glossy accents over the top and it had a neat effect, it made it look like it had a patina on it. NEATO!

Stop by the ATS blog for your chance to win and to see what the other gals did with the new Emmas. And join us tomorrow in the ATS forum for our release party!

Stamps: Emma Angel from All That Scraps
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers, gold paint pen
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, patterned paper
Embellishments and Etc.: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, fluffy garland ribbon, buttons, MS snowflake punch, Cuttlebug embossing folder.

More sneaks from ATS!

2009-10-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

I KNOW! GET OUT! Cute Swiss Pixie puppy and CUPCAKES! Lovey love these stamps! This is the new Swiss Pixie Birthday Bash set being released on Monday at All That Scraps.

I had to paper piece the cupcake liner so that it was cute because in MY world, cupcake liners are ALWAYS cute!

Stop by the ATS blog for more sneaks and your chance to win this cute new stamp set! And don't forget to join us in the ATS forum for our release party!

Stamps: Swiss Pixie Birthday Bash stamp set
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, DCWV PP, Doodlebug PP, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, white gel pen, rhinestones, paper piercer, Glossy Accents and Stickles

Day Four of ATS Sneaks!

2009-10-01T21:30:00.000-07:00

Have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Swiss Pixies from C.C. Designs at All That Scraps? Well, if I haven't, I do!

Please meet Birgitta! Isn't she a total gem?!? I just want to squeeze her to bits and pieces!

Be sure and stop by the ATS blog to see what the other ladies have done with my new BFF Birgitta! :D

Stamps: Birgitta from All That Scraps, Amy R sentiment set--both being released this month!

Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, Patterned paper, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, buttons, twine, rhinestones, paper piercer, perfect layers tool.

Day Three of ATS sneaks!

2009-10-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today, we have a little surprise for y'all. A new ATS illustrator! Don't you love these stamps? Can't wait for you to see all the cuties in this set!

This is called Pond Life and it features some wicked cute pond creatures like this little snake I used. I saw him and I knew I wanted to paper piece him with my Basic Grey paper. Don't you love it?

I stamped him out and then masked him and stamped the little pond foliage behind him for some extra interest. Paper pieced him with patterned paper, then I colored in the bottom of him with a darker color for contrast and drew back in some of the lines with my white gel pen. Oh....and the cattails are fuzzy! I used some fun flock on them. :)

Be sure to stop by the ATS blog to see other samples and visit the other gals' blogs to see more of this set.

Stamps: Pond Life from All That Scraps
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, Basic Grey
Embellishments and Etc.: white gel pen, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, fun flock.

Wild Wednesday card!

2009-09-30T06:00:00.000-07:00

This is my second post for today, scroll down for my ATS sneak peeks!

Woo hoo! It is Wild Wednesday at the Angel's Landing blog! Isn't my little quail friend cute with his little Santa hat?! He's just taking flight from his little nest. :)

Stamps: Ho Ho Hollydays from Angel's Landing Digital Stamps
Ink and Coloring: Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, PP from DCWV, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Spellbinders dies, rhinestones, MS glitter, MS leaf punch.

Day Two of ATS Sneaks!

2009-09-30T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today we're previewing the new set this month from Diane. Reason for the Season is the name of this set and it is just beautiful! Wait 'til you see the full set!

I made a little scrapling for this card. I love my scraplings! In fact, I just went through all my "scraps" and pulled out all the card-size and scrapling sized scraps and I had 22 scraplings and 37 A2 card bases....from scraps! LOL!

I didn't have any patterned paper that I wanted to use so I took the holly leaves and stamped with versamark ink.

Be sure to stop by the ATS blog and my ATS blog list in my sidebar to view more cards made with this wonderful stamp set.

Stamps: Reason for the Season stamp set from All That Scraps
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers, colored ink, versamark
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: brads, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders

High Hopes Challenge....

2009-09-26T19:05:00.000-07:00

This week, the gals at the High Hopes blog made a challenge to use your FAVORITE High Hopes stamp. Wellllllll...I happen to have a lot of favorites...hehe...but the one stamp that made me finally place an order was this Santa stamp. I just love Santas! So I had to use this stamp...and there was a bit of a little panic as I couldn't find my sentiment stamp that went with it...but I dug around and found it in the bottom of my High Hopes stamp storage container. WHEW. Crisis averted!

Stamps: High Hopes and sentiment from High Hopes
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, Mr. Campy from Cosmo Cricket, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: twine, MS glitter, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies.

That's all I have for today! Thanks for stopping by. :)

ATS Review Preview -- Autumn Sugarplums

2009-09-25T00:03:00.000-07:00

Today on the ATS blog, we're reviewing these cute new Sugarplums! I just love each and every one of them and I'd love to have made a card using each one but dang it if time isn't the ENEMY of them. Chuh. There is time. RUINING ALL MY FUN. hehe!!!

So I used Mummy Trevor on my card today. He just cracks me up! RAWR...so scary, Trevor! *GRIN*

I wasn't "in love" with any of the Halloween-ish paper that I have since we don't really do a lot of Halloween here at our house so I really don't buy that much. Halloween paper I mean, goodness gravy I buy enough of every other kind of paper! hehe Anyway, so I found this green patterned paper and it looked pretty spooky but not spooky ENOUGH....so I added the little googly eyes poking up...heeeee! And to make the little background behind him, I used the cracked glass technique to make it more spooooooooooooooookyyyyy!

Stamps: Mummy Trevor from All That Scraps, Amy R. Spooky Sentiment set
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, PP from my stash, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: googly eyes, Versamark ink, UTEE, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders die

That's it for today, folks! Thanks for stopping by!

Stampavie cuteness!

2009-09-23T23:52:00.000-07:00

Isn't he cute? He prolly got into something he shouldn't have...hehe! I just fell in love with these cute new stamps from Stampavie! So yeah...I bought I dunno a "few"....LOL! I haven't found a cute stamp yet that hasn't followed me home. :D

Stamps: Ruffles Get Well Soon from Stampavie-Helz Cuppleditch
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, PP from my stash of off-cuts and scraps, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders die, Prima flower

That's it for today, folks! Thanks for stopping by!

Angel's Landing DT Challenge

2009-09-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

Well, for today's challenge at Angel's Landing, Judi put together a fabulous sketch for us to follow. It is a great sketch and I had a lot of fun putting things together for this one!

I used the Autumn Tweetings digital stamp and colored it as a cardinal. I just love cardinals so every bird, in my eyes, is a lovely cardinal. LOL!

Be sure to check out what the other ladies have done on the Angel's Landing blog!

Stamps: Digital stamp set Autumn Tweetings from Angel's Landing.
Inks: printer, Copic markers
Papers: PTI CS, Basic Grey PP, C.C. Designs Copic Quality white CS.
Embellishments and etc.: Prima flowers, stick on rhinestone, a bit of stickles, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies and my perfect layers tool.

Thanks for stopping by today!

My first slider card.

2009-09-21T00:00:00.000-07:00

I must admit, the first one I got from someone, I was all. WHOA! THERE IS NO WAY I CAN MAKE ONE OF THESE. But then I kept going back to it and looking at how...WOO! it slides in and out all fancy! Soooo, I decided to give it a shot. And well, it took a bit of mind bending but I finally bent my brain around it. But whew. I can't say I'll make anymore. LOL!

They are a bit tricky to photograph...so I hope you can tell what I did.

Stamps: Create A Recipe stamp set
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, PP from my stash of off-cuts and scraps, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, eyelets, Crop-A-Dile

Thanks a bunch!

2009-09-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

For stopping by today. :) I made this thanks card for a friend who did something awesome for me. She's like the best and stuff. hehe

I love these Great Impressions stamps. They're just so nicely done. I wish I had a gazillion of them. :D

Stamps: Great Impressions
Inks: Copic markers, Memento ink
Papers: colored cardstock, patterned paper
Embellishments and etc.: ribbon, white gel pen, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Just for fun...

2009-09-18T01:01:00.000-07:00

I lolly, lolly, looooove Kiki from All That Scraps. She's just a little doll! I made this card a while ago to give to a friend of mine for her birthday. :)

Look at her cute little knee socks! Could you die?! They're so adorable!

Stamps: Kiki from All That Scraps
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, PP from my stash, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, brads, MS Drippy goo punch, white gel pen, a bit of Stickles.

That's it, folks! Thanks for stopping in today. Hope you had a fabulous day!

ATS Review Preview!

2009-09-18T00:45:00.000-07:00

I'm having tons of fun with this month's stamps from All That Scraps! Today's card is showcasing the newly released Gift It! Halloween Style stamp set. It has some great stamps that are perfect for making up little gifts for your little ghouls and goblins but they also work on making pretty cards as well. :)

Be sure to stop by the ATS blog to see what the other ladies have done with this set and with the newly released Pippi-Swiss Pixie.

Stamps: Gift It-Halloween Style
Ink: water based markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, DCWV, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: MS punch, Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug Embossing folder, Spellbinders dies.

ATS DT Challenge

2009-09-16T19:57:00.000-07:00

This week, Lesa challenged us to use vellum on our card. Well, I have a whole stack of vellum so I thought, NO PROBLEM! And then I hatched out an idea in my head and sat on it all day then went into my crap-ft room and discovered that yes, I have a bunch of vellum...but NO WHITE! So there went my whole idea out my head. SOOOO...I saw this image that I have from Motivet that I had already colored and it was sitting there ready to go. So I picked it up and used it!

Christine has been getting a lot of awesome new stamps in the ATS store not to mention those awesome new releases from this month...you should go check it out!

And well, because I only had colored vellum, I had to think of a way to make it work...so I used vellum for the mat on the image and I took a piece of the patterned paper, covered it in vellum and punched the border of it then curled it up a little just for some interest.

That's all I have for you today! Thanks so much for stopping in and seeing me. :) Be sure to see the other uses of vellum on the ATS blog.

Stamps: Amy R's Autumn Sentiments, Motivet-Doraline on a Pumpkin
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers and Prisma Pencils
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, DCWV PP, colored cardstock, vellum
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, corner punch, MS edge punch, rhinestones, white gel pen.

ETA: I just realized one of my rhinestones for the corner fell off! LOL Guess I'd better go fix that on my card. hehe

Angel's Landing New Release Blog Hop!

2009-09-16T06:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the September Angels Landing Blog Hop. If you missed the beginning, head over to Judi's digi-stamps blog and follow the links. Today the Design Team is introducing two new digital image sets for September, Autumn Tweetings and Ho Ho Holidays.

Today I used the Autumn Tweetings set to make my card. I printed my image on C.C. Designs Copic Quality Ivory cardstock and colored with Copic markers. Then I stamped over the whole image with Versamagic and then sprinkled iridescent embossing powder over it all then heat embossed. It makes the image soooo sparkley and pretty! But hard to photograph...I tried EVERYTHING to get this thing's picture...this was the best I could do. :(

Here is the recipe.

Stamps: Digital stamp set Autumn Tweetings from Angel's Landing.
Inks: printer, Copic markers, Versamagic
Papers: PTI CS, Basic Grey PP
Embellishments and etc.: iridescent embossing powder, MS border punches, vintage lace ribbon, twine, vintage natural button, Hero Arts flowers (that I colored with Copic markers to match), stick-on pearl.

CHOO CHOO! Your next stop on the Blog Hop is Cindy at Royal Things ! If you get lost along the way, check the master list on Judi's digi-stamps blog. Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy the blog hop and have a great day!

Two ATS cards today...

2009-09-15T00:39:00.000-07:00

So yeah, these I made last week but am just now getting around to posting them. I have a seriously messed up schedule this week so I'm trying to pre-schedule a couple of posts for y'all.

The first card uses the watercolor spritz technique that I found on Gina K's blog. Our DT challenge from Wednesday was to watercolor an image. And if you've been around my blog for a while, you'll know that I D-E-T-E-S-T watercoloring. Not really, I love it when OTHER people do it, but me, notsomuch. So, when I saw the challenge to watercolor, I was all...NOOOOOO! But then I saw the watercolor spritz and was all...YESSSSSS. LOL!

The second card is showcasing Diane's new set from ATS this month called Ollie and Griselda. I love all the images in this set. The owl on the back of the broom looks SO PUT OUT that he has to go along for the ride. LOL!

So anyway, that's all I have for y'all today. Thanks for stopping in today and I hope you have a fabulous day!

Recipe card 1

Stamps: Amy's Butterfly
Ink: waterbased markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, Basic Grey, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug, Shimmerz Spritz.

Recipe card 2

Stamps: Ollie and Griselda
Ink: Memento and Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, MME and PTI
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug, MS punch, Perfect Layers tool.

Angel's Landing Anything But!

2009-09-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

This week, Judi inspired the Angel's Landing DT to create something with her lovely digi-stamps that was not a card. I started out thinking I'd make this bag on Amy's blog. But, I didn't write down the directions but I thought I remembered it pretty well. Well, I didn't. LOL So I worked on it a bit and discovered that I hadn't done it right so I just "winged it" and I think it still turned out pretty cute. :D

I used the Simply Flowers by printing it out on C.C. Designs Copic Quality White CS then coloring it with Copic markers to match the Basic Grey patterned paper I had chosen. I cut around the flowers, snipped a little to make them all smoosh together, smeared my ATG gun across the back of the flowers, added a bit of ribbon and voila...all done!

What I used: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White CS, colored cardstock, Basic Grey patterned paper, white gel pen, ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to visit the Angel's Landing blog to see what the other ladies have done. :)

CC Designs Autumn Sugarplums BLOG HOP!

2009-09-05T23:16:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the CC Designs Autumn Sugarplums Blog Hop!!

The Autumn Sugarplums release is so large the whole team wanted to participate so we decided to do our very first blog hop!

If you've just happened across my blog and didn't start at the beginning click here to get started!

You know, I couldn't just create one card for these totally awesome stamps. OH NO NO NO that just wouldn't do! So I created two compleeeeeetely different cards!

The first one uses one of these cute little Sugarplum darlings. Isn't she cute and ready for autumn with her pumpkin in her lil red wagon? ACK! She is just adorable as are ALL the cutie-pie-tooties!

What I used on the first card: a Sugarplum darling, C.C. Designs Copic quality white cs, Memento ink, Copic markers, colored cardstock, patterned paper is some more that I have had in my collection of paper since the dawn of time, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, white gel pen, caramel colored ink, ribbon, Martha Stewart edge punch, Martha Stewart leaf punch. Oh I also paper pieced her pinafore with DCWV patterned paper.

For this second card, I wanted it to be a bit more shabby, so I distressed a lot and sponged a lot. LOL! What I used on this second one: Autumn stamp kit pumpkins and vine. I stamped the vine then masked it off then stamped one of the pumpkins, masked it and so on and so on until I had four pumpkins all lined up. I also used C.C. Designs Copic Quality White CS, DCWV PP, colored cardstock, Memento ink, Copic markers, stick on embellies from Michael's, perfect layers tool, Heidi Swapp edge distressor, caramel colored ink.

Don't forget to comment! ONE random comment from one of the blog hop posts will be chosen to win the ENTIRE Autumn Sugarplums stamp collection!! So make sure to leave a comment on each post to increase your chances of winning!

Thanks for stopping by! Continue the hop by visiting Kimmie! I'm sure she has a wonderful creation to share with you!

This contest is now closed! A random winner was chosen from one of the posts and is posted at the top of the original ATS blog hop post HERE <-----click!

Thank you all so much for stopping by and commenting! We can't wait to do this again!

ATS Previews!

2009-09-04T22:42:00.000-07:00

I know!! Isn't she adorable?! I was soooo pleased to see this little darling in our release this month! She is just a little doll-face, y'all!

I liked her so much I made two similar cards. Same image, same paper...different layout. I even sewed on both with my Janome Sew-Mini (yes, I bought another one!) :D I {heart} her so much!

Top card--what I used: Swiss Pixie Pippi, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White CS, Memento ink, Prisma pencils and OMS, colored cardstock, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Amy R. sentimet from this month's upcoming release, white gel pen, Stickles and Shimmerz Paints. I have no idea who made this paper, I have had it since before dirt was invented. (YES IT IS THAT OLD...LOL!)

Square card--what I used: Swiss Pixie Pippi, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White CS, Memento ink, Copic markers, colored cardstock, Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Spellbinders dies, white gel pen, Martha Stewart bat punch, ribbon.

And as a bonus, I'm sharing my card that they previewed yesterday on the ATS blog, a new set from Diem. ACK! This kitty is so cute! It has FANGS! LOL!

What I used on the kitty card: Halloween Candy stamp set, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White CS, Memento ink, Copic markers, colored cardstock, Recollections Halloween PP from Michael's, white gel pen, Amy R. Sentiment, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Recollections stick-on embellies (I dunno what to call them...they're little plastic discs), pumpkin colored ink. That is all I have for today! Thanks for stopping by today. :) Be sure to head over to the ATS blog to see what the other ladies have done with these faboo stamps and for your chance to win them yourself.

ATS previews!

2009-09-03T07:18:00.000-07:00

I know I'm late on showing you two of the previews, but between work and being lazy about taking my photos, I just haven't shown them. As it were, I'm only going to show you pictures right now. If you have questions, you can email me or I may go and add the deets later. But we all know, everyone is into the pictures...so here ya' go!

This first one is from Diane's new set over at All That Scraps. Be sure to stop by the ATS blog to get in on your chance to win all these!

This second one is using one of last year's Halloween sets from Christine along with a sentiment from Amy R's new Halloween sentiment set.

The last two feature the set that the blog is previewing today. I love it for making little gifts! I used one of the packaging solutions that Christine has in the ATS shop.

That is all for today, folks! Stop by the ATS blog for your chance to win all these sets!

You may notice a little extra something on...

2009-09-01T11:07:00.001-07:00

my sidebar over there -----------> Hehe! Yes, I've been asked to be on the Angel's Landing DT! I'm so excited! Judi's images are just adorable. I've got a couple of things in the works, so don't fret that I'm not sharing anything today!

Thanks for stopping in today. Love yas! :D

I love these Lockhart stamps!

2009-08-25T00:28:00.000-07:00

I just love all the pretty details on them. Don't you? Anyway...I've always been drawn to these chair stamps for some reason. Maybe because this one is so full of nostalgia? I dunno.

What I used: Lockhart stamp, Memento ink, Neenah Solar White, Copic markers, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, buttons, Basic Grey PP, Stampin' Up CS.

That's it for today, y'all...thanks for stopping in!

BEEP BOP BOOP EEE BOP BEEEEEP

2009-08-24T00:03:00.000-07:00

That is what this pink little robot is saying. Not sure what exactly that MEANS, but that's just what she was saying when I colored her. hehe

So my friend Stephanie has been ~~annoying~~ asking me to get robot stamps since forever and I saw these at Michael's the other day and just bought them coz I thought they were sorta cute.

What I used: Recollections robot stamp set from Michael's, Neenah Solar White, American Crafts PP, Walmart brand (what is it called?) pink cardtock (which matches the AC perfectly! even though it is a bit thinner than I'd normally use.), ribbon, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, stick on rhinestone, Memento ink, Copic markers, stick on pearls, and Stickles.

This card has already been given to Stephanie. She asked me what the robot's name is and I told her...Her name is Lola, She was a show-girl. LOL

Very versatile...I'd say.

2009-08-21T00:01:00.000-07:00

So today the DT at All That Scraps is reviewing on of the new releases this month. And today we're showcasing the beautiful set that Amy put together called Sympathy Sentiments. She put this beautiful branch with flowers on it in the set so it really is the whole package. BUT....I didn't want to use it as a sympathy card. I wanted to make a pretty pink card with this set...so I did!

What I used: Sympathy Sentiments set, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White Cardstock (triple love this, y'all. It is so thick and luxurious and blends the Copics so much better than some of the other papers I've used.), Memento ink, Copic markers, Basic Grey Pattern paper, Stampin' Up cardstock, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Spellbinders dies, Cuttlebug, May Arts ribbon.

That's all I have for today! Stop by the ATS blog to see what the other ladies have done. :)

Maxin' and Relaxin'

2009-08-20T00:08:00.000-07:00

That Riley, he sure knows how to live the good life, eh?

I found a whole bag full of fun buttons a while back, and some were these neato shapes like the starfish on this card. The little things thrill me the most. LOL

What I used: Riley stamp, Memento ink, Copic markers, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug, Neenah Solar White, fun little button, Creative Imaginations PP, Stampin' Up CS, Making Memories square punches.

This card was so fast easy and fun to do!

I love a sketch challenge. :)

2009-08-19T00:02:00.000-07:00

And that is exactly what we have this week over at the All That Scraps blog. Our challenge sketch was done by the lovely and talented Diane Zechman! Go by the ATS blog for the details on the sketch.

What I used: Diane's set called Get Well Critters, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White Cardstock, Stampin' Up CS, Pattern paper is from my stash of scraps so I don't know who made it, Memento ink, Copic markers, Doodlebug mini brads, bead spacers, Creative Memories circle punch, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, and SU word window punch.

Riley Down on the Farm

2009-08-18T01:49:00.000-07:00

Isn't Riley awesome in his farm get-up? I just love Riley to pieces anyway no matter what he's doing!

This was another VSN challenge...the theme for this one was popcorn and I was inspired by...the popcorn farmer (you know, being a girl from the country and all...hehe)

What I used: Riley stamp, Neenah Solar White, Memento ink, Copic markers, Spellbinders dies, Cuttlebug, buttons, SU ribbon, SU CS, Martha Stewart pp, Martha Stewart border punch, Stickles.

That's all, folks! <3>

Daring isn't she?

2009-08-17T00:49:00.000-07:00

Mixing up those apple fabrics with the strawberry fabrics. SUCH a trend setter. hehe!

This was another card for the VSN on SCS.

What I used: Whiff of Joy stamp, Neenah Solar White, Memento ink, Copic markers, Stampin' Up CS, Prima flowers, Shimmerz, MS border punch.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Back to School Time!

2009-08-14T00:03:00.000-07:00

Since I don't have children, it doesn't hold any special or sad moments for me. Other than where I work, the middle school is quite near and going home at 3PM when all the kiddies are getting out of school is a pain. LOL

Today on the ATS blog, we're reviewing the School Days stamp set released last week. 3 fantastic school-themed images and sentiments are in this set and it is available in digital form AND the images are available as singles! I just love it! I hope I see more of this cute little bunny in upcoming sets....*hope hope hope*

Here is what I uesd: School Days stamp set, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White cardstock, Stampin' Up cardstock, Basic Grey patterned paper, Adhesive cork, Memento Ink (brown), Copic markers, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, ribbon, word window punch.

Thanks for stopping in and seeing me today. I really appreciate it. :) Run over to the ATS blog to see what the other ladies have done with this fantastic set!

A bit different...

2009-08-13T00:11:00.000-07:00

I actually used paint chips on this card! On the last VSN on SCS, the challenge was to use paint chips on your card. It was so fun to go and pick out a zillion paint chips (may have also found the color I want for my bedroom walls...LOL!) The paint chips I used were the pink ones for the little strip at the bottom and the scalloped mat was a paint chip.

What I used: Stampin' Up CS, Imaginesce stamp, Memento ink, Copic markers, Neenah Solar White, Basic Grey PP, Paint chips, ribbon, MS border punches, flower sticky rhinestone embellies, ribbon.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Doodle me this...

2009-08-12T00:26:00.000-07:00

hehe! Today on the All That Scraps blog, we were challenged to use doodling on our cards. I actually love to doodle but I don't really do it that much anymore. So I really welcomed this challenge!

What I used: Gingersnaps Celebrate! stamp set from All That Scraps, C.C. Designs Copic Quality white card stock, Stampin' Up Cardstock, Doodlebug patterned paper, Doodlebug brads, Memento ink, Copic markers, stickles, white pen, black pen, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, corner rounder punch, paper piercer, Amy R. Birthday Sentiments set.

That's all I have for today! Stop by the ATS blog to see what the other ladies have been doodling!

A big ole MWAH! from me to you!

2009-08-11T00:20:00.000-07:00

Isn't this cute? I am diggin' American Crafts stuff lately. After all the "dirty looking, old looking" paper, these crisp, clean lines thrill me to bits and pieces! I mean, don't get me wrong, I have a love for ALLLL styles of paper, but there is just so much Basic Grey I can take before I pull my hair out. LOL!

What I used: Stampin' Up cardstock, Stampin' Up ribbon, American Crafts pattern paper, American Crafts Glittered Thickers.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Summer, summer, summertime!

2009-08-10T02:41:00.000-07:00

This card was one I created for last week's VSN on SCS. It was fun, I'm enjoying the heck out of challenges these days!

What I used: Hanglar & StAnglar image, Copic markers, Inkssential white pen, Target $1 spot PP, gingham ribbon and gingham brad, ant shaped buttons, Spellbinders dies, Cuttlebug.

That's it for today! Thanks for stopping in and checking on me. Hope you had a great weekend. :)

Swiss Pixies Review Preview!

2009-08-07T02:08:00.000-07:00

How much do you love these Swiss Pixies? I can't even begin to tell you how much I love these little darlings!

So this Friday, we're reviewing one of our new sets just released from All That Scraps. This week we are reviewing these Swiss Pixies.

What I used: Swiss Pixies Liesel and her Wheelbarrow, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, Koh-I-Noor and Prismacolor pencils, Stampin' Up! cardstock, Stampin' Up! Word Window punch, Making Memories butterfly brads, Stickles in Stardust, Prima flowers, stick on rhinestones, My Mind's Eye Eye Candy PP, Martha Stewart butterfly punch.

Be sure to stop by the All That Scraps blog to see what the other ladies have done with these cutie pies!

Thanks for coming by today. :)

I love these fat little mice!

2009-08-06T02:37:00.000-07:00

This is one of the things I bought when I went to Archivers, a Penny Black clear stamp set. I LOVE it! Such adorable images. I can forsee many fun cards coming from this set!

What I used: Penny Black birthday set, Memento ink in Tuxedo black, Copic markers, Spellbinders dies, Cuttlebug, DCWV PP, Stampin' Up! cardstock, Stickles, Inkssentials White pen, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White Cardstock, buttons from my stash and an AmyR. birthday sentiment.

Triangle box!

2009-08-05T13:57:00.000-07:00

So this week, on the All That Scraps design team, we were challenged to make a triangle box. I have to say, it was kinda difficult for me since I don't follow directions very well. LOL! But I think i worked it out okay.

For this box, I used Diane's set from last month's release called Bumble B. Bear. He is just adorable, y'all! And such fun and cute images and sentiments with this set.

What I used: Bumble B. Bear stamp set, C.C. Designs Copic quality white cardstock, Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, Copic markers, Cosmo Cricket Apron Strings Patterned paper, Spellbinders Flower Creations, Stampin' Up! cardstock, Stampin' Up! Word Window Punch, Stampin' Up! Creamy Caramel ink for sponging, Stampin' Up! ribbon, Inkssentials White Opaque Pigment pen, Signo black gel pen and a bee shaped button from my stash of things.

Stop on by the ATS blog to see what the other ladies have done and please play along! You never know, you could be the next ATS Guest DT member! Thanks for stopping by today!

Fresh Flowers

2009-07-31T22:49:00.000-07:00

This is a beautiful set brought to us by the lovely Amy R. It is called Fresh Flowers and it has some gorgeous florals in it that will be able to be used for many occasions.

What I used: Fresh Flowers set, Natural white paper (it has flecks of stuff in it..not sure how to call it) Basic grey PP, Stampin' Up CS, Photo corner punch, paper piercer, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug, ribbon and button.

Go by the ATS blog for your chance to win this set and to see what the other ladies have done with this set.

Thanks for stopping in!

ATS Sneaks, Day Two!

2009-07-29T22:38:00.000-07:00

Today we have a cute, cute new set from ATS' newest illustrator. This one is called School Days and it is just so ding-dang cute!

I think I used a Sketch Saturday sketch on this one...or one loosely based on it. LOL

What I used: Stampin' Up cardstock, retired Stampin' Up DP, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Copic markers, Memento ink, Glossy accents, twill ribbon and a little apple shaped button.

Thanks for stopping in today. Hope you're having a wonderful week.

Don't forget to stop by the All That Scraps blog to see what those wonderfully talented ladies have done with this set and a chance to win your own set!

ATS Sneak peeks--August release!

2009-07-28T22:30:00.000-07:00

Today is the first day of sneak peeks for the upcoming release at ATS. Today we're showcasing new Swiss Pixies. This is another of Heidi. She's just cute as a bug's ear sitting there among her flowers. :)

What I used: Stampin' Up! cardstock, American Crafts patterned paper, Spellbinders dies, Cuttlebug, Memento ink, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White Cardstock, Copic markers, Inkssentials white pen, Stickles and Stampin' Up ribbon.

That's all for today, folks, be sure to stop by the All That Scraps blog to see what the other ladies have done and for your chance to win your own Heidi or Leisel stamps!

Moving right along...

2009-07-24T22:26:00.000-07:00

through the ones that I failed to post as previews...so you're gettin' 'em now..

I la-la-la-loveeeee this set from Christine this month at All That Scraps.

What I used: Underwater Adventure from C.C. Designs at All That Scraps, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, Brilliance ink, Copic markers, some of those craft sea shells that Christine is carrying, EK Success border punch, SU CS, SU PP, SU ribbon, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, rhinestones, Stickles. Lots and lots and lots of Stickles.

Beee-lieve it or not, I made another bee card!

2009-07-23T22:55:00.000-07:00

Another hÄnglar and stÄnglar stamp! Eee, they are so cute, y'all.

This is gonna be short and sweet. I'm t-i-r-e-d!

What I used: hÄnglar and stÄnglar bee, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, SU CS, Copic markers, ribbon, Patterned paper (DCWV, maybe?), MS edge punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

NOT a preview card...

2009-07-21T22:49:00.000-07:00

but instead something different. A bright card. A VERY VERY VERY VERRRRRRYYYYYYY briiiiiiight card. haha!

I loved this American Crafts patterned paper and when I was at Wal*Mart, they had paper that matches it identically! It was sort of freaky how perfectly it matches. LOL

This little cutie pie is a hÄnglar & stÄnglar image. I just loooove these stamps! They are, unfortunately, only available in Sweden and Norway. :(

What I used: American Crafts PP, Copic markers, Wal*Mart cardstock, I think it is a PTI sentiment...it is Mary Dawn's, Stickles, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Brilliance ink.

Thanks for stopping in today!

I know, he's cute as can BEEEEEEE. haha!

2009-07-19T22:21:00.000-07:00

Diane made a lovely set this month for us at All That Scraps. This little bear dressed in his bee outfit makes me want to squooze him! That patch on the wing...SLAYS ME!

What I used: Cookie Crumbs Bumble B. Bear stamp set from All That Scraps, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, SU CS, DCWV PP, Memento ink, Copic markers, Stickles, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, brad, ribbon, brads.

That's it, peeps! Thanks for stopping in today. :)

Bit off...

2009-07-18T22:13:00.000-07:00

in color, but you get the gist of it, right? LOL We didn't have an "optimum lighting situation" when these photos were taken.

Anyway, this was another card that I made for the ATS preview that I was too dumb to post. LOL

On this one, I've used Amy R's Underwater Sentiments stamps for the little saying. I have always, always loved this cute little monkey! He's from the Summertime Fun set from ATS and he was one of the first ones that I bought. I love the goofy little grin on his face!

What I used: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders, SU CS, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, Memento ink, Copic markers, white gel pen, twill ribbon, a brad.

Thanks for stopping in today! Hope you have a great day!

Well, yes..huh...where have I been?

2009-07-17T22:01:00.000-07:00

On a nice, long vacation! That's where! I went back home to Kentucky to visit family and Mary Dawn over at My Pink Mexico. If you read her blog, you'll know that she and I got to have a little fun, crafty time together! hehe!

So, since I was gone it looks like I messed up doing my review previews for ATS' June release as well as my previews for July's release. Sooo....you're gonna get them all this week.

And y'all, did you seeeeee the cuteness that Christine has put together over at ATS with the whole Autumn Stamp kit? She snuck that in...I can't wait to get my grubby little hands on that one!

So...without further adieu, I present to you one of my preview cards that I made and never got posted...I'll start with the stamp set that they are reviewing today (hehehe...cheater me!) It uses Amy R.'s new butterfly stamp set. They are so gorgeous!

What I used: SU CS, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White (did you see they have Ivory now? I have some....I'll use it soon on a card!), Amy's Butterflies, Hero Arts flowers, Doodlebug mini brad with a bead spacer, DCWV PP, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, SU ribbon, Shimmerz Paints, Amy R's birthday sentiments.

That's all for today! Sorry to take so long in posting...I just didn't want to put it out in my public blog that I was going to be away from my house for so long...I mean, I have an alarm and all, but still...security and all. hehe!

Thanks for stopping in! And thanks to Mary Dawn for taking some cool photos on the fly for me and editing them. :)

Review Preview: Get Well Critters

2009-06-26T00:00:00.000-07:00

Well, okay so I didn't use this cute little bug on a Get Well card...instead, I made this little guy into a birthday card! I just paired it with an AmyR Happy Birthday sentiment!

What I used: Get Well Critters from Cookie Crumbs at All That Scraps, SU CS, Neena white, patterned paper, Memento ink, Copic markers, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, SU punch, Glossy accents, twill ribbon.

Stop by the ATS blog to see what the ladies have done!

Hope you have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping in today!

Review Preview: Swiss Pixies!

2009-06-19T00:00:00.000-07:00

I have been quite smitten with these since I received them. LOVE these! They kinda remind me of Strawberry Shortcake dolls which I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE to bits and pieces! She is just a dollface!

What I used: Heidi Swiss Pixie from ATS, SU CS, DCWV PP, Memento ink, Copic markers, Stickles, white gel pen, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Doodlebug brad, Martha Stewart edge punch, Amy R. Happy Birthday sentiment set, Bazzill CS.

Thanks for stopping in today! Don't forget to see what the talented ladies at All That Scraps have done with these cute pie-tooties! Have a great weekend!

Happy Birthday, Shimmerz!

2009-06-16T06:53:00.000-07:00

If you have arrived here from Jennifer Ellefson's blog, then you are on your way through our Shimmerz Birthday Blog Hop! If you haven't, then you will want to go back and start at the Shimmerz blog to go in the correct order. We hope you are enjoying celebrating with us!

I made the 2, 5, 7, 10 box from SCS. It was my first time making it so it took me several tries before I figured it out. LOL I worked it out and am pleased with the outcome. :)

What I used: Tweet-ies stamp set from All That Scraps, American Crafts pattern paper, SU! cardstock, Brilliance ink, clear embossing powder, Copic markers, white gel pen, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Martha Stewart edge punch, SU! ribbon, white gel pen and last but NOT least, Shimmerz Paints in Marigold (on the balloon) and Shimmerz Spritz in Chickadee on the yellow CS and Shimmerz Spritz Babys Breath on the bag itself. Below is a close-up so you can see the shimmering goodness.

Okay, so the moment you've been waiting for..............................your secret word from me is

SHIMMERZ!

Now I am going to send you over to Karen Taylor's blog to continue your hopping! Remember to be eligible for the grand prize you need to leave a comment at every blog on the hop.

Thanks for stopping in and have a great day! :)

Friday Review Preview: Oh Baby!

2009-06-12T00:00:00.000-07:00

I love that little Gingersnap girl, but the other stamps in this set are just as cute, too! What a great set for a new or future mommy! Isn't he cute all bundled up? Ahh! Simple as can be, quick, quick card....

What I used: Gingersnaps Oh Baby! rubber stamp set from All That Scraps, Neenah White, unknown maker of white sparkley paper, unknown maker of blue gingham (had this since the beginning of TIME!), SU CS, Memento ink, Copic markers, wide white grosgrain ribbon, unknonw maker of gingham brad.

Run on over and see about what the other ladies have done with this set on the ATS blog!

Thanks for stopping in today and have a great weekend!

Pretty Little Anya!

2009-06-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

Anya is just pretty as a little picture standing there with her little terrier doggie.....just like my own little white terrier! :D

Of course, I had to make a little scrapling..I love making these!

What I used: Anya stamp from The Greeting Farm, SU CS, Basic Grey PP, prima flower, Copic markers, Memento ink, Liquid Pearls, pink stitched grosgrain ribbon, pearl head pin.

Thanks for stopping in today! Hope you are having a faboooooooooo day! <3>

Swiss Pixie-Gretel

2009-06-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

Isn't she sweet as can be? Sittin' there waitin' on something! What or who is she waiting for? The mind wanders....hehe Well, at least my mind wanders....sometimes a lot...LOL!

What I used: Swiss Pixie-Gretel, SU CS, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Memento ink, Copic markers, Stickles, Prima flowers, rhinestone flower, white grosgrain ribbons, AmyR. Thank you sentiment stamps.

Thanks for stopping in today! I appreciate it. :)

One of my very first sets...

2009-06-06T00:00:00.000-07:00

that I bought was this set from Gina K. designs. It still remains one of my favorites!

I have recently gotten a new DCWV stack called Citrus and I have been trying to think of what I have that would "go" with this AWESOME pattern paper!

I paper pieced the flower pot and added a bit of color to it with my Copic markers and a white gel pen. Sentiment is from the same set but I twisted it up a bit on the acrylic block and then hand-cut it from the cardstock.

What I used: Gina K. stamp-Baskets of Happiness, DCWV pattern paper, Neenah white, SU CS, Spellbinders dies, Cuttlebug, Memento ink, Copic markers, white gel pen, ribbon.

Friday Review Preview!

2009-06-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

I LOVE these Junebugs' loooooooooooooooooong legs. I kinda wish I had some looooooooooooooooooooong legs like that...but I don't. I have short, stubby legs. :( hehe

This little gal is from this month's release at ATS called Junebug. The other gal in this set I used during the sneak peeks. I love them both so much!

What I used: SU CS, Neenah white, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Memento ink, Copic markers, Basic Grey half-back pearls, Making Memories pattern paper, Fiskars edge punch, yellow ink for sponging, Shimmerz Spritz, Shimmerz Paintz in Marigold.

See in the second picture all that SPARKLE? That is the "new" Shimmerz Spritz! Have y'all seen that there is a blog candy going on over there called the Big Blinkie Bonus! Check it out to see what the buzz is about! Also participate in the Shimmerz Darez for your chance to win MORE Shimmerz prizes! Yikes, right? Totally RAD!

Thanks for stopping in today! Hope you have a great weekend!

C'mon...you knew I'd buy this stamp....

2009-06-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

what with my obsession with aprons and all!! When I saw this stamp from Lockhart Stamp Co. at Ellen Hutson, I just haaaaaaaaaaad to have it! I tell you...I LOVE this thing! I could sit and paper piece it and decorate it all day long!

What I used: Vintage apron Lockhart Stamp Company, Neenah white, DCWV PP, brads, bead spacers, Spellbinders dies, Cuttlebug, AmyR. stamps Thank You sentiments, Doodlebug brads.

Thanks for stopping in today! Have a great day! :)

Wednesday Challenge at ATS!

2009-06-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

I admit it. I am THE SUCK at doing 3D projects. With that being said, I really like making these little box in a bag projects!

I just got a LOAD of American Crafts paper and just had to use this paper from the Teen line with this cute little Rockin' Out Bear!

Check out what the other ladies have done on the ATS blog. They amaze me!

What I used: SU CS, Neenah white, American Crafts paper, Rockin' Out set from ATS, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, stickles, Memento ink, Copic markers, Martha Stewart edge punch, some gift wrapping ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today!

This sneak peek...is about to pop!

2009-05-28T06:02:00.000-07:00

heeeeeeee! NEW Gingersnaps! Yikes, I know...she is cute as a BUTTON! Wait 'til you see the other little pieces and parts to this set. ADORABLE!

So I have a friend and she is going to have a baby but she hasn't found out the gender yet...I KNOW, WHAT? So I was trying to make a gender neutral card without it being yellow and green because BLEH...so I used a little pink and a little blue and I think it is just what I was hoping it would be!

What I used: Gingersnaps Oh Baby! from the upcoming release from All That Scraps, Neenah white, Memento ink, Copic markers, SU CS, American Crafts PP, Basic Grey half-back pearls, Prima flowers, doodlebug brad, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, and a bit of Shimmerz Spritz for the Primas.

EDIT: Oh...so sorry for not posting this sooner! I had it all written up and everything but think I pushed Save Now instead of Publish Post. Yikes....

Don't forget to check out what the other ladies have done with this and for your chance to win some of this month's releases at the All That Scraps blog!

Day 1 of June sneaks

2009-05-27T05:49:00.000-07:00

from ATS. Y'all this is by far my most favorite time of the month is when I get to share new things. And each month, when I open my box of goodies from Christine, it is like Christmas! I love it!

And this set was a late one...just arriving yesterday along with next month's stamps! So I had to quickly get to work on making something. I had mulled around pre-making the card and then stamping, coloring, and slapping her on the card...but I decided against it.

So, here we are introducing...the Fairy Junebugs! There is a second fairy also in this set along with some decorations and a couple of sentiments. Isn't she pretty? I love the serene look on her face.

And who doesn't love that Doodlebug Cherry Amore and Cherry Pie paper and Doodlebug Boutique Brad with the cherries? I mean, seriously?!? Is that not the cutest paper?

So, her little wings were stamped out a second time onto vellum, cut out and then adorned with pearls. She just flies off the page. (haha!) A few little pearls here, a rhinestone or two there and she is perfectly adorned.

What I used: Fairy Junebug stamp set from the upcoming release at All That Scraps, Memento ink, Copic markers, white gel pen, Neenah white, SU CS, Doodlebug PP, pink vellum, ribbon, sticky rhinestones, sticky pearls.

That is all I have for now. Tomorrow's set is just (if not more) as ding-dang cute as this little gal. Run over to the ATS blog to see more from the other ladies. :)

Spritz from Shimmerz sneak peekz!

2009-05-19T07:12:00.000-07:00

I think this is probably my favorite Shimmerz product to date. I'm not even saying that because I'm on the DT. I mean, literally...this is the sparkliest stuff I've ever encountered. It is PHENOMENALLY sparkley. I wish y'all could see in person just how sparkley this card is.

Okay, so here is the deal. You know how (if you've used Shimmerz paints) how hard it is to get a nice, even application on a glossy surface, right? Well, I certainly had no problem getting a nice even application on my acetate sheet using the spritz! I just layed it in a cardboard box, stood about 12-14 inches away and misted it until I got the desired effect. And look! No pooling either like you'd think you'd have when using a water based paint on a piece of plastic paper. :D

Go check out the Shimmerz blog to see what the other ladies have done with this (old) new product from Shimmerz paints! I hear there is a little blog candy action going on over there where you could win some for yourself!

Hurry on over and get your name in the hat for your own bottles of Spritz!

Made of WIN!

2009-05-18T10:32:00.000-07:00

These Sugarplum Beachies from All That Scraps ARE made of win! They're made of AWESOME and CUTE and WOOOOOOO! I'm serious when I say that I got these digital stamps (which she is now going to release as rubber, too...yay!) I knew EXACTLY the papers and what I was going to do with these images.

There are 3 new images that tie into the Sugarplum Beachies that were released earlier this month.

What I used--Trevor red, white, blue: Sugarplum Beachies stamps, Copic markers, SU CS, Neenah white, DCWV PP, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Bazzill red for the stars, Little Paper Shop stamp for the stars, white gel pen.

What I used--Emma sitting: SU CS, Neenah white, unknown PP, Shimmerz Spritz, Copic markers, Doodlebug brad, Prima flowers, white gel pen, Spellbinders dies, Cuttlebug, Martha Stewart edge punch.

What I used--Emma with pail: SU CS, Neenah white, Creative Imaginations PP, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Prima flowers, Doodlebug brads, white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping in today! I'll have some fantastic news to share with you later from Shimmerz!

Sweet Tooth

2009-05-11T00:01:00.000-07:00

This card sorta gives me a bit of a toothache. LOL This is from Two Scoops Rice Designs and I LOVE these cutesy stamps! This card was made with stuff that were sent to me in my DT kit from TSRD so I'm not quite sure who made the PP and whatnot. But it sure is cute!

What I used: TSRD stamp set, PP, GP white, Memento ink, Prima flowers, Shimmerz Paints, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, ribbon, button, stick on rhinestone.

Thanks for stopping in today...hope you come back! :)

I'm ready for sand, sea and surf...

2009-05-09T23:54:00.000-07:00

how 'bout you? LOL

Doesn't this paper and that image make you want to run down to the beach and dip your toes into the water. Though it would be a bit too chilly here in Northern California to do that..EVER. Still...makes me yearn for summer. :)

What I used: Hanglar image, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, SU CS, Creative Imaginations PP, Copic markers, white gel pen, Glossy Accents, CM wavy cutter, Amy R. sentiment from this month's release at All That Scraps...which I triple, quadruple love this set.

I sponged a bit of grey around the sea water and took my white gel pen and drew some lines and then quickly smooged it out to make it look like little whitecaps. I love how that turned out!

That's all for today, folks. Thanks for stopping by!

DT Challenge at ATS...

2009-05-08T23:44:00.000-07:00

well, so it is late. But better late than never, right? hehe

Our challenge is to make a 3x3 box for the little 3x3 notecards. They're so cute and was fun to make even though I don't follow directions very well....which is why...mine is different than the tutorial. :D

What I used: Beach Scenery set from this month's release at All That Scraps, SU CS, GP white, Memento ink, Copic markers, Amy R. Sentiment set from this month's release at All That Scraps, Creative Imaginations PP (does this go by the parent company or the design...either way, their paper is FABOO.)

I sponged a bit around the kraft CS, the PP and the cut-out surfboard.

Stop over and see what the other girls have done! I'm so priveleged to get to work with such talented ladies! We'd love to see you participate, too...

Thanks for popping by today!

Day Three of Sneaks!

2009-04-30T22:51:00.000-07:00

Are y'all loving these? I "shore" do. HAHA. I slay me. heh

Anyway, along with the Beachies set from the upcoming relase at All That Scraps that was previewed yesterday, there is a little scenery set to go along with it. I find I most always look at a card and think it needs "something" but sometimes I just don't have anything that makes sense. These little scenery and accessories sets really help me out! I used little Trevor for this card because he is so ding-dang cute with his old fashioned swim suit! Looove!

What I used: SU CS, Creative Imaginations PP, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Memento ink, Copic markers, CM wavy cutter.

Go on over to the ATS blog where you can see other examples. And don't forget to click on the other DT girls' links to see what FABULOUS (seriously, y'all...I'm in awe of their talent) creations they have made with this set. Enter on the blog for your chance to win the scenery set, too!

Day 2 of sneak peeks!

2009-04-29T22:39:00.000-07:00

Y'all...didn't I tell you I'm in love with this month's stamps? Aren't these ADORABLE? Christine at All That Scraps outdoes herself each and every month.

These are the new Sugarplums Beachies...they've gone in for a little facelift which I loooove! Cute as a bug's ear!

What I used: Sugarplums Beachies, SU CS, Summertime Fun sentiment, glossy accents on her board...c'mon, you knew I was gonna "wax" up her board to be all shiny and fancy! :D Plastic flowers, a brad, EK Success edge punch, twill ribbon, grosgrain ribbon, pearl half backs, and the pattern paper is...well I can't remember. I bought it at my LSS and I don't remember seeing a name on it. :D

Don't forget to stop by the ATS blog to see what the other girls have done! You could win your own set!

Thanks for coming by today...hope you have a great day!

Day 1 of sneaks!

2009-04-28T23:50:00.000-07:00

My favorite, favorite time is when I get to provide sneaks for what Diane, Amy and Christine are coming up with for the month's new rubber stamps!

And, of course, Diane is bringing us another winner this month! This ah-ha-dorable new cow set called Milly from her Cookie Crumbs stamp line over at All That Scraps. I just think this set is the cutest!

I used the milk can from the set to put some background on the blue part behind the image for a little extra fun. And that sentiment? Cracks me up! I swear! My up is ALL cracked! hehe

What I used: Tilly from Cookie Crumbs at All That Scraps, Memento ink, Copic markers, black pen (for the faux stitching), SU! CS, American Crafts pattern paper (TRIPLE EXTRA LOVE TIMES A BILLION plus INFINITY), SU! ribbon, SU felt flowers, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies and a brad.

Run over to check out what the other gals on the design team created to spark your creative juices over at the ATS blog where I'm hearing they have blog candy for this set....hehe!

Thanks for stopping in today!

More of what I did...

2009-04-28T07:21:00.000-07:00

while I was away from my blog...

A couple from ATS. I loooooooooooooooooooove this month's offerings from ATS! They are the bomb-diggity.

The first one is from Diane's set called Ladybug Friends. This set is sooo cute! And the accompanying sentiments in it are just so cute, cute, cute!

What I used: Ladybug Friends stamp set, SU CS, unknown PP, gingham ribbon, gingham brad, MS edge punch, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Copic markers, white gel pen and Memento ink.

On this second one, I've used Christine's set called Tweet-ies. OMW! Look at those eyelashes! Probably create a windstorm if she blinked them too fast! LOL! I also used the cupcake from the Gingersnaps Celebrate set and Amy R's sentiment from her Birthday Sentiments set. How y'all like THAT? 3 different sets on one card! haha!

What I used: Tweet-ies, Gingersnaps Celebrate, Amy R. Birthday Sentiments, Memento ink, Copic markers, Shimmerz Paints, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Glossy Accents, EK Success edge punch, SU! CS, pattern paper, ribbon.

More to share later! I promise I'll catch up with posts of things I've been doing!

XOXO Thanks for stopping by!

Inky Impressions...

2009-04-27T07:14:00.000-07:00

Have y'all seen these upcoming new stamps from Inky Impressions? I just love them! Those big eyes really draw me to these gals.

Anyway, as y'all might recall, I made it to the second installment of the Inky Impressions DT call. With that, Nicole sent each of us a couple of the images along with a sketch that we had to follow for the second round. And this is mine!

I dunno if y'all can see, but she has wee fingernails and toenails that I can COLOR! WoooHoo! I love that!!!

What I used: Inky Impressions image, Copic markers, SU! CS, Making Memories pattern paper, blingy little rhinestone flower, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies and a white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping in today! I have a bunch more that I've been working on since I've been gone. Hope y'all didn't miss me too much. hehe

XOXO later!

Gone Fishin'!

2009-04-09T13:00:00.000-07:00

Me? I don't fish. Too barbaric. But this little Edwin fishing is awfully cute. :) I love these little guys with the scenes all built in....so much fun to color! And y'all KNOW I love coloring. I have been using my pencils more lately. Not because I've fallen out of love with my Copics but instead because I don't want to forget how to color with my pencils (plus, uhm, they're kinda too spendy to let them sit on the shelf unused. LOL!)

What I used: SU CS, forget who made that PP, colored pencils and OMS, stickles, chalk, twill ribbon.

Pretty straight forward, yo. hehe